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hooker

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[ hook-er ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that hooks. hook.
  2. Slang. prostitute.
  3. Slang. a large drink of liquor.
  4. Slang. a concealed problem, flaw, or drawback; a catch.
  5. Rugby. a player who hooks the ball in the front line of scrummage.
  6. (initial capital letter) Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to an Amish Mennonite.


hooker

2

[ hook-er ]

noun

Nautical.
  1. Slang. any old-fashioned or clumsy vessel.
  2. any fishing vessel working with hooks and lines rather than nets.

Hooker

3

[ hook-er ]

noun

  1. Joseph, 1814–79, Union general in the U.S. Civil War.
  2. Richard, 1554?–1600, English author and clergyman.
  3. Thomas, 1586?–1647, English Puritan clergyman: one of the founders of the colony of Connecticut.

Hooker

1

/ ˈʊə /

noun

  1. HookerJohn Lee19172001MUSMUSIC: blues singerMUSIC: guitarist John Lee. 1917–2001, US blues singer and guitarist
  2. HookerSir Joseph Dalton18171911MBritishSCIENCE: botanist Sir Joseph Dalton. 1817–1911, British botanist; director of Kew Gardens (1865–85)
  3. HookerRichard15541600MBritishRELIGION: theologian Richard. 1554–1600, British theologian, who influenced Anglican theology with The Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity (1593–97)
  4. HookerSir William Jackson17851865MBritishSCIENCE: botanist Sir William Jackson. 1785–1865, British botanist; first director of Kew Gardens: father of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

hooker

2

/ ˈʊə /

noun

  1. a commercial fishing boat using hooks and lines instead of nets
  2. a sailing boat of the west of Ireland formerly used for cargo and now for pleasure sailing and racing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

hooker

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/ ˈʊə /

noun

  1. a person or thing that hooks
  2. slang.
    1. a draught of alcoholic drink, esp of spirits
    2. a prostitute
  3. rugby the central forward in the front row of a scrum whose main job is to hook the ball
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Sensitive Note

The Mennonites were irreverently spoken of as Hookers , because they used hooks and eyes on their clothes instead of buttons.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hooker1

First recorded in 1560–70; in 1835–45 hooker 1fordef 2, an Americanism; hook 1 + -er 1

Origin of hooker2

First recorded in 1635–45; from Dutch hoeker, equivalent to hoek hook 1 + -er -er 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hooker1

C17: from Dutch hoeker
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Parry's decision came after being told by Gatland he was a fringe member of the party when the squad came together and he was only going to be acting cover for Wales' other three hookers.

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His 97% success rate was the best of the 16 hookers to attempt 15 or more throws in the Autumn Nations Series.

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Explosive bowel movements, hush money to hookers, and “illegal” immigrants who take all the jobs while sitting on their butts not working and getting unemployment are our biggest talking points.

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Let’s hand it to Trump, though; he spent a lifetime hanging out with hookers, but that doesn’t make him Jesus.

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Text messages recovered from the 13-year-old’s phone revealed she and her friends joked about driving stolen cars and “hitting hookers,” according to the documents.

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