Meaning of Hooker in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈhʊkər/

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  1. Noun

    Hooker

    Etymology

    mid 17th century: from Dutch hoeker, from hoek‘hook’ (used earlier in hoekboot, denoting a two-masted Dutch fishing vessel)

    Definitions

    1. United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879)
  2. 2. English theologian (1554-1600)
  3. 3. a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets

    Derived terms

  4. 4. a golfer whose shots typically curve left (for right-handed golfers)

    Derived terms

  5. 5. (rugby) the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum who tries to capture the ball with the foot

Famous quotes

  • « I've made so many movies playing a hooker that they don't pay me in the regular way anymore. They leave it on the dresser. »
    Shirley MacLaine
  • « You know, I'm a television personality. It's not like I'm a famous hooker or something! »
    Brett Somers
  • « I might get drunk one day and fall in love or fall over a hooker outside, and I would have consummated a relationship that I couldn't necessarily believe in. »
    Oliver Reed

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