rocker

 
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rocker

  (rŏk'ər) pronunciation
n.
  1. One that rocks, as:
    1. A rocking chair.
    2. A rocking horse.
  2. One of the two curved pieces upon which a cradle, rocking chair, or similar device rocks.
  3. A cradle used for washing or panning ores.
  4. A small curved blade with a toothed edge used in mezzotint engraving to roughen the surface of the metal plate.
  5. An object having a curved form, as the keel of a ship or a skate blade sharpened in a curve.
  6. A curved stripe at the bottom part of a chevron worn by noncommissioned officers above the rank of sergeant.
  7. Music.
    1. A rock 'n' roll song, singer, or musician.
    2. A fan of rock 'n' roll.
idiom:

off (one's) rocker Slang.

  1. Out of one's mind; crazy.


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n. 1. any of the curved stripes below the chevron of a noncommissioned officer above the rank of sergeant.

2. the curved strip above the chevron of a chief petty officer.

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WordNet: rocker
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The noun has 7 meanings:

Meaning #1: an attendant who rocks a child in a cradle

Meaning #2: a performer or composer or fan of rock music
  Synonym: rock 'n' roll musician

Meaning #3: (British) a teenager or young adult in the 1960s who wore leather jackets and rode motorcycles

Meaning #4: a chair mounted on rockers
  Synonym: rocking chair

Meaning #5: a trough on rockers used by gold miners to shake earth in water in order to separate the gold
  Synonym: cradle

Meaning #6: an ice skate with a curved blade

Meaning #7: a curved support that permits the supported object to rock to and fro


 
Wikipedia: Rocker (disambiguation)

Rocker may refer to:

  • Rocker (subculture), a British subculture based around motorcycles
  • Rocker, a person who listens to or makes rock and roll or rock music
  • Rocker turn, in figure skating
  • Rocker, a type of furniture, such as a chair or cradle with curved pieces on the bottom, to provide a back and forth motion when pushed or pulled (see rocking chair).
  • Rocker, a type of cradle used for washing sand or gravel to expose heavier metals, such as gold or silver, used in placer mining.
  • A Rocker, is a type of surfboard said to have a lot of curvature in the lenghtwise direction of the board.

Rocker is also the name of:

  • Rudolf Rocker (1873-1958), German writer, historian and prominent figure in the international Anarchist movement
  • Fermin Rocker (1907-2004), painter and illustrator
  • John Rocker (born October 17, 1974), is a former American Major League Baseball relief pitcher,
  • Lee Rocker (born on Long Island in 1961), is a rockabilly double bass player who started his career with "The Stray Cats"
  • Tracy Rocker, American college football coach and former player
  • Rocker, the name of a former drummer of the British indie band The Flatmates.

In music


 
Translations: Translations for: Rocker

Dansk (Danish)
n. - person, der rokker/gynger, rocker, gænge

idioms:

  • off one's rocker    skør, tosset

Nederlands (Dutch)
schommelstoel

Français (French)
n. - (US) fauteuil à bascule, bascule, interrupteur à bascule, (GB) rockeur, musicien rock, fana de rock

idioms:

  • off one's rocker    débloquer (fam), (être) timbré/un peu fou

Deutsch (German)
n. - Rocker, Schwinge, Kipphebel, Wiege, Kufe, Schaukelstuhl

idioms:

  • off one's rocker    durchgedreht

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - θιασώτης της μουσικής ροκ, ροκάς, (καθομ.) μυαλό, κουνιστή πολυθρόνα

idioms:

  • off one's rocker    μουρλός, τρελός για δέσιμο

Italiano (Italian)
poltrona a dondolo

idioms:

  • off one's rocker    pazzo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cadeira de balanço (f)

idioms:

  • off one's rocker    estar maluco (gír.)

Русский (Russian)
балансир, шатун, рокер, кресло-качалка, поклонник рок-музыки, стиляга

idioms:

  • off one's rocker    не в своем уме

Español (Spanish)
n. - mecedora, balancín

idioms:

  • off one's rocker    estar chiflado, perder la chaveta

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gungstolsmed, ventillyftare, vippa, medlem i motorcykelgäng, gungstol

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
弧形摇杆, 摇椅, 摇篮, 摇动者

idioms:

  • off one's rocker    发疯

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 弧形搖杆, 搖椅, 搖籃, 搖動者

idioms:

  • off one's rocker    發瘋

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 흔들리는 것, 선광기

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 揺れるもの, 揺り子, 揺りいす, ロック歌手, ロックの曲

idioms:

  • off one's rocker    気が狂って

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المهزة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אדם או דבר מתנועע, כסנוע, לוח מקושת, קרש בתחתית הכסנוע, נגן רוק, "מכור" למוסיקת רוק, חלק מתנדנד במנגנון, גלגילית עם להב בתחתיתה, מתג הנע על ציר בין עמדות "כן" ו"לא"‬


 
 

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