English

Proper noun

Hooker

1. A surname​.
2. A ghost town in Missouri.
3. A city in Oklahoma.

Derived terms

• hooker (prostitute) ^[1][2][3]

References

1. ↑ Sonoma News, "Fighting Joe Hooker and the Hooker Brigade", Gerald Hill, 31 May 2011
2. ↑ Florida Reenactors Online, "The 1860's Lady", Fredricka Zimmerman
3. ↑ Splash Magazine, "Valentine's Day Gift Idea: Give Your Beloved a Legal Hooker", Lanee Lee

English

Noun

hooker ‎(plural hookers)

1. One who, or that which, hooks.
2. (slang) A prostitute. [from 1845]
3. A small fishing boat.
4. (nautical, slang, derogatory) Any antiquated craft.
   • 1914, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Mucker, HTML edition, The Gutenberg Project, published 2009:

     … for there was scarce one of us that thought the old hooker would weather so long and hard a blow. We were mighty fortunate to come through it so handily.

5. (rugby) A player who hooks the ball out of the scrum with his foot.
   • 2011 September 18, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia”, in BBC Sport:

     Hooker Dylan Hartley was sent to the sin-bin after yet another infringement at the breakdown and, on the stroke of half-time, Georgia's territorial advantage finally told when number eight Basilaia surged over from the base of the scrum for a try next to the posts.

6. A crocheter.
7. (slang, dated) 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.

Synonyms

• (prostitute): See also Wikisaurus:prostitute

Translations

Related terms

• Hooker

References

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