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hooker¹ Definition

hooker (ho̵okər)

noun

  1. one that hooks
  2. Slang an undiluted drink of whiskey
  3. Etymology: orig., a resident of Corlear's Hook, area in New York City whose brothels were frequented by sailors

    Slang a prostitute

hooker² Definition

hooker (ho̵okər)

noun

  1. an Irish or English fishing smack with one mast
  2. any clumsy, old ship

Etymology: Du hoeker < MDu hoeck-boot, lit., hook boat: see hook

Hooker Definition

Hook·er (ho̵okər)

  1. Hooker, Joseph 1814-79; Union general in the Civil War

  2. Hooker, Richard 1554-1600; Eng. clergyman & writer

  3. Hooker, Thomas 1586?-1647; Eng. Puritan clergyman, in America after 1633

hooker Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • play: However, in his spare time he plays either hooker or flanker for his favorite local rugby team, Burnham United.
  • see: A driving lineout minutes later from Filton College saw hooker Alex Thompson score out wide.
  • hire: Just rent the video, go to the club, hire the hooker, or head for the upmarket arts venue.
  • do: The little girl thinks about this for awhile and later asks, " Mommy, do hookers have children?
  • prop: Consists of: Open -side prop, hooker, blind side prop, 2 Second row forward and a loose forward.

Preposition: in

  • order: The guard was a bachelor and Hill set him up with a beautiful hooker in order to separate him from his belt.

Adjective modifier

  • good: A very good hooker who did very well in every aspect of forward play.
  • young: Duggie Woodman enjoyed a powerful time and young hooker, Chris Collings came through with much credit.
  • foul: The foul hookers that come off are obviously hooked in the side, hence coming back with scales on the hook.
  • happy: The buoy was snared by the happy hooker, a line was attached to its uppermost part and we started to haul in.
  • international: Humphreys, the Wales international hooker, will start in a front row that also includes John Mallett and fellow Welshman Simon Emms.
  • old: I sat next to an old hooker who was eating a piece of Brie, and it made me quite sick.

Modifies a noun

  • pellet: Fringe Lake Top Tip Summer fishing on this lake, fish on the surface using hooker pellet, bead, maggot caster.
  • rumor: Rumor has it the argument had something to do with those age old hooker rumors.

Noun used with modifier

  • transvestite: On my way to the restaurant I walked past my first transvestite hooker.
  • street: It would at least explain the generosity of the screen's most glamorous street hooker since Julia Roberts.
  • class: Barely a pound of crack and a high class hooker to enjoy it with!

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