Definition of hooker Hooker

/hʊˈkɚ/ - [huker] - Hook•er

We found 19 definitions of hooker from 7 different sources.

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WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: hookers

hooker - (rugby) the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum who tries to capture the ball with the foot
  athlete, jock a person trained to compete in sports
hooker - a golfer whose shots typically curve left (for right-handed golfers)
  golf player, golfer, linksman someone who plays the game of golf
hooker - English theologian (1554-1600)
  Richard Hooker
hooker - United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879)
  Joseph Hooker, Fighting Joe Hooker
hooker - a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
  streetwalker, street girl, hustler, floozy, floozie, slattern
  bawd, woman of the street, whore, sporting lady, prostitute, lady of pleasure, harlot, fancy woman, cyprian, cocotte, working girl, tart a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • hooker (Noun)
    One who, or that which, hooks.
  • hooker (Noun)
    A small fishing boat.
  • hooker (Noun)
    Any antiquated craft.
  • hooker (Noun)
    A player who hooks the ball out of the scrum with his foot.
  • hooker (Noun)
    A crocheter.
  • hooker (Noun)
    A measurement of alcohol without definite amounts, meaning the same thing as a " slug" of gin, an overlarge gulp. Used from the 1920s through the 1940s.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • hooker (n.)
    One who, or that which, hooks.
  • hooker (n.)
    A Dutch vessel with two masts.
  • hooker (n.)
    A fishing boat with one mast, used on the coast of Ireland.
  • hooker (n.)
    A sailor's contemptuous term for any antiquated craft.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • hooker
    A woman who sells sexual services for money.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • hooker
    hook′ėr, n. a two-masted Dutch vessel, a small fishing-smack. [Dut. hoeker.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • hooker
    A coast or fishing vessel--a small hoy-built craft with one mast, intended for fishing. They are common on our coasts, and greatly used by pilots, especially off the Irish ports. Also, Jack's name for his vessel, the favourite "old hooker." Also, a term for a short pipe, probably derived from hookah.

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