The difference between Cock of the walk and Rooster
When used as nouns, cock of the walk means a proud or conceited person, whereas rooster means a male domestic chicken () or other gallinaceous bird.
check bellow for the other definitions of Cock of the walk and Rooster
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Cock of the walk as a noun (idiomatic):
A proud or conceited person.
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Rooster as a noun (US, Kent, Australia, NZ):
A male domestic chicken () or other gallinaceous bird.
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Rooster as a noun:
A bird or bat which roosts or is roosting.
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Rooster as a noun (figuratively, obsolete, _, slang):
An informer.
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Rooster as a noun (figuratively, obsolete, _, slang):
A violent or disorderly person.
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Rooster as a noun (figuratively):
A powerful, prideful, or pompous person.
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Rooster as a noun (figuratively, originally, _, US, _, slang, now, _, chiefly, _, NZ):
A man.
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Rooster as a noun (regional, _, US, historical):
A wild violet, when used in a children's game based on cockfighting.
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Rooster as a noun (obsolete, _, US, _, slang):
Legislation solely devised to benefit the legislators proposing it.