oyster Rockefeller

noun

A baked or broiled oyster topped with various other ingredients: often parsley and other green herbs, a rich butter sauce and breadcrumbs.

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Meanings

nounoyster Rockefeller (plural oysters Rockefeller)

plural oysters Rockefeller

  1. in pluralA baked or broiled oyster topped with various other ingredients: often parsley and other green herbs, a rich butter sauce and breadcrumbs.

Origin

Named after John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937), the richest American at the time, because of the richness of the sauce.

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APA

oyster Rockefeller. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oyster%20Rockefeller

MLA

“oyster Rockefeller.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oyster%20Rockefeller. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oyster Rockefeller,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oyster%20Rockefeller.

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