rocker

[ rok-er ]

/ ˈrɒk ər /

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noun

Also called runner. one of the curved pieces on which a cradle or a rocking chair rocks.

rocking chair.

a performer or fan of rock-'n'-roll. music.

a rock-'n'-roll song: She sang a ballad and followed that with two of her well-known rockers.

any of various devices that operate with a rocking motion.

Graphic Arts. a small steel plate with one curved and toothed edge for roughening a copperplate to make a mezzotint.

Mining. cradle(def 13).

an ice skate that has a curved blade.

Idioms for rocker

off one's rocker, Slang. insane; crazy: You're off your rocker if you think I'm going to climb that mountain.

Origin of rocker

1400–50; late Middle English: one who rocks a cradle; see rock², -er¹

Words nearby rocker

rockall, rockaway, rockefeller, rockefeller, john d., rockefeller, nelson, rocker, rocker arm, rocker cam, rocker panel, rockery, rocket

British Dictionary definitions for off one's rocker

rocker

/ (ˈrɒkə) /

noun

any of various devices that transmit or operate with a rocking motion See also rocker arm

another word for rocking chair

either of two curved supports on the legs of a chair or other article of furniture on which it may rock

a steel tool with a curved toothed cage, used to roughen the copper plate in engraving a mezzotint

mining another word for cradle (def. 9)

an ice skate with a curved blade
the curve itself

skating

a figure consisting of three interconnecting circles
a half turn in which the skater turns through 180°, so facing about while continuing to move in the same direction

a rock-music performer, fan, or song

British an adherent of a youth movement rooted in the 1950s, characterized by motorcycle trappings Compare mod 1

off one's rocker slang crazy; demented

Idioms and Phrases with off one's rocker (1 of 2)

off one's rocker

Also, off one's nut or trolley. See off one's head.

Idioms and Phrases with off one's rocker (2 of 2)

rocker

see off one's head (rocker).

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