Hooker - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈhʊkər|  American pronunciation of the word hooker
Brit.  |ˈhʊkə|  British pronunciation of the word hooker

noun

- 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 (syn: floozie, floozy, hustler, slattern, streetwalker)
- 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

Extra examples

She gave me such a hooker of brandy that I went right to sleep.

...the hooker claims she turned all her dough in to her cadet last night...

...movies have stereotyped the hooker with a heart of gold ad nauseam...

Hooker's death marked the end of an era.

Word forms

noun
singular: hooker
plural: hookers
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