hooker

Plural: hookers

Noun

• A prostitute; also, a type of fishing boat or a rugby position.
• United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879)
• English theologian (1554-1600)
• a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
• a golfer whose shots typically curve left (for right-handed golfers)
• (rugby) the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum who tries to capture the ball with the foot
• One who, or that which, hooks.
• A small fishing boat.
• Any antiquated craft.
• A player who hooks the ball out of the scrum with his foot.
• A batsman or batswoman adept at or fond of playing hook shots.
• A crocheter.
• Synonym of hook (“attention-grabbing element of a creative work”).
• A thief who uses a pole with a hook on the end to steal goods.
• A prostitute.
• An imprecise measure of alcoholic drink; a "slug" (of gin), or an overlarge gulp.
• Alternative spelling of hookah.

Examples

• The word HOOKER, though common, often surprises opponents with its multiple meanings.

Synonyms

Fighting Joe Hooker, floozie, floozy, hustler, Joseph Hooker, Richard Hooker, slattern, street girl, streetwalker, Galway, Galway hooker, angler, hook, nuthook

Related Words

Hooker