COCKER Definition & Meaning

cocker

[ kok-er ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

cocker spaniel.

cocker

[ kok-er ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a person who promotes or patronizes cockfights.

cocker

[ kok-er ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to pamper:
to cocker a child.

Cocker

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noun

according to Cocker
reliable or reliably; correct or correctly

cocker

/ ˈ��ɒ��ə /

noun

a devotee of cockfighting
short for cocker spaniel

cocker

/ ˈ��ɒ��ə /

verb

rare.
tr to pamper or spoil by indulgence

noun

informal.
a mate (esp in the phrase old cocker )

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of cocker¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; extended sense of cocker ²( def )

Origin of cocker²

First recorded in 1650–60; (game)cock + -er ¹, that is, gamecock fancier

Origin of cocker³

First recorded in 1400–1450; origin uncertain

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of cocker¹

from Edward Cocker (1631–75), English arithmetician

Origin of cocker²

C15: perhaps from cock ¹with the sense: to make a cock (i.e. pet) of

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She and Davis have flaunted their love on Instagram with Valentine’s Day posts and photo shoots with her cocker spaniel Harley.

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The couple's pet dog - believed to be a cocker spaniel - had also been shot.

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The couple's pet dog - believed to be a cocker spaniel - had been shot and a rifle was recovered from the property by the police.

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In October, the couple found out that their first child soon will join the family, which includes a chihuahua and a cocker spaniel mix rescue dog.

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Martin himself experienced this sort of disorienting grief not long after Chaarte’s ashes arrived at the cemetery, when his family’s cocker spaniel, Violet, had to be put down.

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