Definition of cocker in English:
cocker
(also cocker spaniel)
nounˈkɒkə
A small spaniel of a breed with a silky coat.
猎用小獚犬- Lannie sat on the floor, grinning happily, as a puppy cocker spaniel, Pounce, jumped in glee around her.
- The family's two dogs, a cocker spaniel and a Siberian husky had the run of the house.
- The association had listed the cocker among 40 breeds deemed ‘not good’ with children.
- Small spaniel dogs weighing up to 25 pounds were called cockers because they were used to hunt woodcocks.
- It was the family's other dog, a three-year-old cocker spaniel, who alerted them to the fact that the old dog, Angus, had got out of the garden of their home.
pamper, spoil, overindulge, coddle, mollycoddle, cosset, nanny, nursemaid, mother, baby, pet, spoon-feed, feather-bed, wrap in cotton wool, overparent
Origin
Early 19th century: from cock1 + -er1 (the dog was bred to flush out game birds such as woodcock).