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hooker1 definition

hooker (ho̵ok′ər)

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 (ho̵ok′ər)

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 (ho̵ok′ər)

  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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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