Definitions from Wiktionary (Rooster) ▸ noun:(Canada, US, Kent, Australia, New Zealand) A male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) or other gallinaceous bird. ▸ noun:A bird or bat which roosts or is roosting. ▸ noun:(figuratively, obsolete slang) An informer. ▸ noun:(figuratively, obsolete slang) A violent or disorderly person. ▸ noun:(figuratively) A powerful, prideful, or pompous person. ▸ noun:(figuratively, originally US slang, now chiefly New Zealand) A man. ▸ noun:(regional US, historical) A wild violet, when used in a children's game based on cockfighting. ▸ noun:(obsolete US slang) Legislation solely devised to benefit the legislators proposing it. ▸ noun:The tenth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. ▸ Also see rooster ▸ Words similar to roostering ▸ Usage examples for roostering