hooker

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see also: Hooker

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈhʊk.ə(ɹ)/
• (America) IPA: /ˈhʊk.ɚ/

Noun

hooker (plural hookers)

1. One who, or that which, hook#Verb|hooks.
2. A small fishing boat.
3. (nautical, slang, derogatory) Any antiquated craft.
   • 1896, Joseph Conrad, An Outcast of the Islands, Part III, Chapter Two,

     […] the poor Flash is gone, and there is an end of it. Poor old hooker. Hey, Almayer? You made a voyage or two with me. Wasn’t she a sweet craft?

4. (rugby) A player who hooks the ball out of the scrum with his foot.
5. A crocheter.
6. (archaic, thieves) A thief who uses a pole with a hook on the end to steal goods.

Synonyms

• (thief) angler, nuthook

Related terms

• Hooker

Translations

• French: talonneur, talonneuse
• German: Hakler
• Italian: tallonatore
• Spanish: (Latin America) hooker, (Spain) talonador, talonadora

Noun

hooker (plural hookers)

1. (US, slang) A prostitute. [from 1845]
2. (slang, dated, 1920s to 1940s) An imprecise measure of alcoholic drink; a "slug" (of gin), or an overlarge gulp.

Synonyms

• (prostitute) See also Thesaurus:prostitute

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Hooker

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Proper noun

1. Surname for a maker of hooks.
2. An unincorporated community in Tehama County, California.
3. An unincorporated community in Dade County, Georgia.
4. An unincorporated community in Clay County, Kentucky.
5. A ghost town in Pulaski County, Missouri.
6. An unincorporated community in Fairfield County, Ohio.
7. A small city in Texas County, Oklahoma.
8. An unincorporated community in Turner County, South Dakota.

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