| Rocker 1. (n.) One who rocks; specifically, one who rocks a cradle. 2. (n.) One of the curving pieces of wood or metal on which a cradle, chair, etc., rocks. 3. (n.) Any implement or machine working with a rocking motion, as a trough mounted on rockers for separating gold dust from gravel, etc., by agitation in water. 4. (n.) A play horse on rockers; a rocking-horse. 5. (n.) A chair mounted on rockers; a rocking-chair. 6. (n.) A skate with a curved blade, somewhat resembling in shape the rocker of a cradle. 7. (n.) Same as Rock shaft. Thesaurus Entries burin, clarifier, colander, cradle, cribble, die, engraving tool, etching ball, etching ground, etching needle, etching point, filter, graver, intaglio, lixiviator, metronome, needle, oscillator, pendulum, percolator, point, punch, purifier, refiner, refinery, riddle, rocking chair, rocking stone, scorper, screen, seal, seesaw, shuttle, shuttlecock, sieve, sifter, stamp, strainer, style, swing, teeter, teeter-totter, teeterboard, teetery-bender, vibrator, winnow, winnowing basket, winnowing fan, winnowing machine |