hooker
1
[ hoo k-er ]
/ ˈhʊk ər /
noun
a person or thing that hooks.
Slang.
prostitute.
Slang.
a large drink of liquor.
Slang.
a concealed problem, flaw, or drawback; a catch.
Rugby.
a player who hooks the ball in the front line of scrummage.
(initial capital letter) Offensive.
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Amish Mennonite.
usage note for hooker
The Mennonites were irreverently spoken of as
Hookers , because they used hooks and eyes on their clothes instead of buttons.
Words nearby hooker
hookah,
hooke,
hooke's law,
hooked,
hooked rug,
hooker,
hooker's green,
hookey,
hooknose,
hooks,
hookswinging
Definition for hooker (2 of 3)
hooker
2
[ hoo k-er ]
/ ˈhʊk ər /
noun Nautical.
Slang.
any old-fashioned or clumsy vessel.
any fishing vessel working with hooks and lines rather than nets.
Definition for hooker (3 of 3)
Hooker
[ hoo k-er ]
/ ˈhʊk ər /
noun
Joseph,1814–79,
Union general in the U.S. Civil War.
Richard,1554?–1600,
English author and clergyman.
Thomas,1586?–1647,
English Puritan clergyman: one of the founders of the colony of Connecticut.
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British Dictionary definitions for hooker (1 of 3)
hooker
1
/ (ˈhʊkə) /
noun
a commercial fishing boat using hooks and lines instead of nets
a sailing boat of the west of Ireland formerly used for cargo and now for pleasure sailing and racing
Word Origin for hooker
C17: from Dutch
hoeker
British Dictionary definitions for hooker (2 of 3)
hooker
2
/ (ˈhʊkə) /
noun
a person or thing that hooks
US and Canadian slang
- a draught of alcoholic drink, esp of spirits
- a prostitute
rugby
the central forward in the front row of a scrum whose main job is to hook the ball
British Dictionary definitions for hooker (3 of 3)
Hooker
/ (ˈhʊkə) /
noun
John Lee. 1917–2001, US blues singer and guitarist
Sir Joseph Dalton. 1817–1911, British botanist; director of Kew Gardens (1865–85)
Richard. 1554–1600, British theologian, who influenced Anglican theology with The Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity (1593–97)
Sir William Jackson. 1785–1865, British botanist; first director of Kew Gardens: father of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker