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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

rock·er / ˈräkər/ • n. 1. a person who performs, dances to, or enjoys rock music, esp. of a particular type: a punk rocker. ∎ a rock song. 2. a thing that rocks, in particular: ∎ a rocking chair. ∎ a rocking device forming part of a mechanism, esp. one for controlling the positions of brushes in a generator. 3. a curved bar or similar support on which something such as a chair or cradle can rock. 4. the amount of curvature in the longitudinal contour of a boat or surfboard. 5. any of the curved stripes below the chevron of a noncommissioned officer above the rank of sergeant. ∎ the curved strip above the chevron of a chief petty officer. PHRASES: off one's rocker inf. insane.

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rocker

The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military | 2001 | Copyright

rocker 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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rocker

The Oxford Dictionary of Art | 2004 | | Copyright

rocker. The serrated metal tool used to prepare the plate in mezzotint.

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rocker

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists | 2003 | | Copyright

rocker. See Mezzotint.

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rocker

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

rocker •balalaika, biker, duiker, Formica, hiker, mica, pica, pika, piker, striker •blocker, chocker, docker, Fokker, interlocker, knocker, locker, mocha, mocker, ocker, quokka, rocker, saltimbocca, shocker, soccer, stocker •vodka • polka •concha, conker, conquer, Dzongkha, plonker, stonker •Oscar • Kotka • Knickerbocker •footlocker •caulker (US calker), corker, hawker, Lorca, Majorca, Minorca, orca, porker, squawker, stalker, talker, walker, yorker •deerstalker • jaywalker • sleepwalker •streetwalker • hillwalker •shopwalker •Asoka, broker, carioca, choker, coca, croaker, evoker, invoker, joker, mediocre, ochre (US ocher), poker, provoker, revoker, Rioja, smoker, soaker, soca, Stoker, tapioca •judoka • shipbroker • stockbroker •pawnbroker • troika

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	Rocker gives Atlanta character.(SPORTS) Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 10/22/1999
	Rocker, New York survive meeting.(Sports) Newspaper article from: The Washington Times (Washington, DC); 6/30/2000
	Rockers court corporate bucks. (Cleveland Rockers) Magazine article from: Crain's Cleveland Business; 5/5/1997