"rocketer" meaning in All languages combined

See rocketer on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: rocketers [plural]
Etymology: rocket + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rocket|er}} rocket + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} rocketer (plural rocketers)
  1. (hunting) A bird, especially a pheasant, which, being flushed, rises straight in the air like a rocket. Categories (topical): Hunting Categories (lifeform): Fowls

Inflected forms

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