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rocker

UK
/ˈrɒkə/
US
/ˈrɑːkər/

Translations

rockernoun
rockers
pl
UK
/ˈrɒkə/
US
/ˈrɑːkər/
culbuteurMécanique automobile et moteurs à combustion.
The worn rocker needed replacement to restore proper valve timing.
Le culbuteur usé devait être remplacé pour rétablir un bon calage des soupapes.
interrupteur à basculeÉlectricité.
He flipped the rocker to turn on the lights in the room.
Il a actionné l’interrupteur à bascule pour allumer les lumières de la pièce.
fauteuil à bascule
She sat in the old wooden rocker by the fireplace, knitting a scarf.
Elle s’est assise dans le vieux fauteuil à bascule en bois près de la cheminée et a tricoté une écharpe.
bas de caisseAutomobile.
Salt and moisture had corroded the truck's rocker, forcing the owner to weld in new metal.
Le sel et l’humidité avaient corrodé le bas de caisse du camion, obligeant le propriétaire à souder de nouveaux éléments en métal.
rockeurMusique et culture rock.
The concert was packed with rockers from all over the city.
Le concert était rempli de rockeurs venus de toute la ville.
Additional translations
basculeMines, terme rare.
patinPièce courbe servant de support au berceau ou au siège à bascule.
Synonyms
dancer
guitarist
swinger
shaker
musician
rockeradjective
more rocker
Comp.
most rocker
Super.
UK
/ˈrɒk.ə/
US
/ˈrɑːk.ɚ/
Used attributively before nouns (e.g., 'rocker switch') and in reference to rock-music culture.
à basculeSe dit d’un mécanisme ou d’un objet qui fonctionne par bascule.
She replaced the toggle switch with a safer rocker type.
Elle a remplacé l’interrupteur à levier par un modèle à bascule plus sûr.
rockMusique et culture rock ; invariable.
His wardrobe had a distinct rocker aesthetic.
Sa garde-robe avait une esthétique rock bien marquée.
Synonyms
rock-influenced
rock-oriented
rocking
rock-driven
rock-style
rock'n'roll
rock-and-roll

Definitions

rockernoun
A chair mounted on rockers or springs, allowing a person to rock back and forth.
She sat in the old wooden rocker by the fireplace, knitting a scarf.
A person who performs or enjoys rock music.
The concert was packed with rockers from all over the city.
A curved piece of wood or metal on which a cradle, rocking chair, or similar item rocks.
The cradle's rocker was worn from years of use.
A type of switch that rocks back and forth to open or close an electrical circuit.
He flipped the rocker to turn on the lights in the room.
An apparatus used in placer mining for separating gold from earth, consisting of a trough rocked back and forth; a rocker box.
Prospectors used a simple rocker to sift gold from the riverbed sediments.
A lever in an internal-combustion engine that transmits the motion of the camshaft to a valve; a rocker arm.
The worn rocker needed replacement to restore proper valve timing.
The section of a vehicle's body situated below the doors and between the wheel arches; a rocker panel.
Salt and moisture had corroded the truck's rocker, forcing the owner to weld in new metal.
rockeradjective
Designating or relating to something that rocks or operates by rocking.
She replaced the toggle switch with a safer rocker type.
Relating to rock music or its subculture.
His wardrobe had a distinct rocker aesthetic.
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