gamecock

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/ˈɡeɪm.kɒk/

noun

A rooster used in cockfighting.

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fighting cockhell-kitehell-rooster
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Meanings

noungamecock (plural gamecocks)

plural gamecocks

  1. A rooster used in cockfighting.

    Synonyms: fighting cock

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA rooster used in cockfighting.

Similar
fighting cock

More synonyms by meaning

nouna cock bred and trained for fighting

Similar
fighting cock
Broader
cock

nounsomeone who is a very fierce fighter

Similar
hell-kitehell-rooster
Broader
combatantbattlerbelligerent
Also see
fighting cock

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From game + cock.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian боен петел
  • боен петел (boen petel)fighting cock
Catalan gall de baralla
  • gall de barallafighting cock
Chinese Mandarin 鬥雞 /斗鸡
  • 鬥雞 /斗鸡 (dòujī)fighting cock
Dutch vechthaan, kemphaan
  • vechthaanfighting cock
  • kemphaanfighting cock
Finnish taistelukukko
  • taistelukukkofighting cock
French coq de combat
  • coq de combatfighting cock
German Kampfhahn
  • Kampfhahnfighting cock
Indonesian ayam aduan, ayam tangkas
  • ayam aduanfighting cock
  • ayam tangkasfighting cock
  • ayam lagafighting cock
  • ayam sabunganfighting cock
Irish coileach comhraic, coileach troda
  • coileach comhraicfighting cock
  • coileach trodafighting cock
Japanese 闘鶏, しゃも
  • 闘鶏 (tōkei)fighting cock
  • しゃも (shamo)fighting cock
  • 軍鶏 (shamo)fighting cock
Polish kogut do walki
  • kogut do walkifighting cock
Portuguese galo de rinha
  • galo de rinhafighting cock
Romanian cocoș de luptă
  • cocoș de luptăfighting cock
Russian бойцо́вый пету́х, боево́й пету́х
  • бойцо́вый пету́х (bojcóvyj petúx)fighting cock
  • боево́й пету́х (bojevój petúx)fighting cock
Spanish gallo de pelea, gallo de combate
  • gallo de peleafighting cock
  • gallo de combatefighting cock
  • gallo de lidiafighting cock
Swedish stridstupp
  • stridstuppfighting cock
Thai ชน, ไก่ชน
  • ชน (chon)fighting cock
  • ไก่ชนfighting cock
Vietnamese gà chọi
  • gà chọifighting cock
Cite this entry
APA

gamecock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gamecock

MLA

“gamecock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gamecock. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gamecock,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gamecock.

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