How to Pronounce "rooker"
word
ˈɹʊkɝ
ROOK-er
ˈrʊkə
ROOK-uh
Definition
A 'rooker' is a place where many rooks (a type of bird, similar to a crow) breed or gather together. In old slang, it can also mean a crowded cheap lodging or slum, especially in 19th-century England.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɹʊkɝ
British English
ˈrʊkə
Simplified Pronunciation
US
ROOK-er
UK
ROOK-uh
Listen in Context
A rooker is a place where many rooks make their nests.
Long ago, poor families sometimes lived in a rooker.
The rooker was noisy with all the birds.
In the old novels, the hero often wanders through the city's worst rooker at night.