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rocker

noun [C] (MUSIC)
 
 
/ˈrɒk.ər/ US  /ˈrɑː.kɚ/

Definition

a singer of rock music: an ageing rockerMusicians US a rock song or a person who likes rock musicPop, rock and soul old-fashioned a young person, especially in Britain in the 1950s, who wore leather clothes, rode a motorcycle, and listened to rock and roll musicPop, rock and soul
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