hooker

  • 101hooker — hook|er [ hukər ] noun count VERY INFORMAL a PROSTITUTE …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 102hooker — hook·er || hÊŠkÉ™(r) n. prostitute, whore …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 103hooker — hooker1 noun 1》 Rugby the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum, who tries to hook the ball. 2》 informal, chiefly N. Amer. a prostitute. hooker2 noun 1》 a one masted sailing boat, especially as used in Ireland for fishing. 2》… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 104hooker — noun (C) informal a woman who has sex with men for money; prostitute …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 105hooker — hook·er …

    English syllables

  • 106hooker — [ˈhʊkə] noun [C] informal a prostitute …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 107Hooker — Hook•er [[t]ˈhʊk ər[/t]] n. 1) big Joseph, 1814–79, Union general in the U.S. Civil War 2) big Richard, 1554?–1600, English author and clergyman 3) big Thomas, 1586?–1647, English Puritan: founder of Connecticut …

    From formal English to slang

  • 108hooker — I hook•er [[t]ˈhʊk ər[/t]] n. 1) sts Slang. a prostitute 2) sts Slang. a large drink of liquor 3) cvb a person or thing that hooks • Etymology: 1560–70; hook+ er I II hook•er [[t]ˈhʊk ər[/t]] n. Naut. navig. sts Slang. any old fashioned or clumsy …

    From formal English to slang

  • 109hooker — I. /ˈhʊkə / (say hookuh) noun 1. someone or something that hooks. 2. Rugby Football a. the central forward in the front row of the scrum, whose job it is to pull back the ball using the feet. b. the position played by such a forward. {hook + er1} …

  • 110Hooker — /ˈhʊkə/ (say hookuh) noun 1. Sir Joseph Dalton, 1817–1911, English born botanist in Australia; conducted a botanical survey of the Antarctic waters with the explorer Sir John Ross 1839–42. 2. L(eslie) J(oseph), 1903–76, Australian property… …