hooker
(noun) (rugby) the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum who tries to capture the ball with the foot
hooker
(noun) a golfer whose shots typically curve left (for right-handed golfers)
streetwalker, street girl, hooker, hustler, floozy, floozie, slattern
(noun) a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
Hooker, Richard Hooker
(noun) English theologian (1554-1600)
Hooker, Joseph Hooker, Fighting Joe Hooker
(noun) United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Hooker
An occupational surname for a maker of hooks.
An unincorporated community in Tehama County, California.
An unincorporated community in Dade County, Georgia.
An unincorporated community in Clay County, Kentucky.
A ghost town in Pulaski County, Missouri.
An unincorporated community in Fairfield County, Ohio.
A small city in Texas County, Oklahoma.
An unincorporated community in Turner County, South Dakota.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hooker is the 2,185th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 16,646 individuals. Hooker is most common among White (70.27%) and Black (23.64%) individuals.
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hooker (plural hookers)
One who, or that which, hooks.
A small fishing boat.
(nautical, slang, derogatory) Any antiquated craft.
(rugby) A player who hooks the ball out of the scrum with his foot.
A crocheter.
(archaic, thieves) A thief who uses a pole with a hook on the end to steal goods.
• (thief): angler, nuthook
hooker (plural hookers)
(US, slang) A prostitute. [from 1845]
(slang, dated, 1920s to 1940s) An imprecise measure of alcoholic drink; a "slug" (of gin), or an overlarge gulp.
• (prostitute): See also prostitute
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Source: Wiktionary
Hook"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, hooks.
2. (Naut.) (a) A Dutch vessel with two masts. (b) A fishing boat with one mast, used on the coast of Ireland. (c) A sailor's contemptuous term for any antiquated craft.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
