rocker
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2.5
- noun
- /ˈrɑːkər/
- US
:
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- The woman was sitting on the porch in a rocker, staring off into a parched, fallow field.
Examples
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An old man wrapped in a hand-woven blanket sat in a rocker by the stove, smoking a pipe.
Fiction book (1993) -
The elderly widows often met at card tables, luncheons, and on porch rockers to reminisce about the past.
Academic text (2011) -
First thing that I need is my rocker fixed.
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She'd gotten a little wooden rocker with no arms from the supply room.
Fiction book (1994) -
"You ready?" I sat in the rocker beside her and peered over at her book.
Fiction book (1993) -
After a long day on the river, Christmas would sit in his rocker before the fireplace, gazing up at the picture of Ward, and tell us stories.
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Shavonne disappeared into the supply room, returning with a small wooden rocker, which she scooted along the floor.
Fiction book (1994) -
After a long day on the river, Christmas would sit in his rocker before the fireplace, gazing up at the picture of Ward, and tell us stories.
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The gradual curve of this rocker ensures a gentle ride for young toddlers.
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The grown-ups played croquet or sat in high slat-backed rockers on the front porch.
Synonyms
22
1.5
A chair that moves back and forth on curved legs
A chair that sits on a fixed platform and moves gently back and forth without sliding across the floor
A wooden rocking chair with a high back made of thin wooden bars and a decorative top piece
Compounds
7
4.2
A young person who plays or likes loud, fast guitar music and dresses in leather with spiked hair
- Archaic
A wooden rocking chair with a high back made of thin wooden bars and a decorative top piece
A chair that sits on a fixed platform and moves gently back and forth without sliding across the floor
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Morphology
Etymology
Rocker for a chair comes from the verb rock, which means 'to move back and forth'. A rocker is a chair or the curved part that makes the chair 'rock'.