hooker — English Dictionary

Noun

1. One who, or that which, hooks.

2. A player who hooks the ball out of the scrum with his foot.

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   Hooker Dylan Hartley was sent to the sin-bin after yet another infringement at the breakdown and, on the stroke of half-time, Georgia's territorial advantage finally told when number eight Basilaia surged over from the base of the scrum for a try next to the posts.

3. A batsman or batswoman adept at or fond of playing hook shots.

   Examples

   I once saw Hassett drop England opening batsman and compulsive hooker, Cyril Washbrook, twice in succession at deep fine leg.

4. A crocheter.

5. Synonym of hook (“attention-grabbing element of a creative work”).

   Usage

   • Dated
   • Informal

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   We regard the first seven seconds of a television commercial as the most critical or crucial in the whole unit — the "Do or Die Seven" — the "moment of decision" or the "hooker", if you will, when we must capture the attention of the viewer, get him involved in the action, […]

6. A thief who uses a pole with a hook on the end to steal goods.

   Usage

   • Archaic

   Examples

   They are sure to be clyd in the night by the angler, or hooker, or such like pilferers that liue upon the spoyle of other poore people.

   Suffer none, from far or near, / With their rights to interfere; / No strange Abram, Ruffler crack— / Hooker of another pack—

Noun

1. A prostitute.

   Usage

   • US usage
   • Slang

   Examples

   All my life, been hustling / And tonight is my appraisal / 'Cause I'm a hooker selling songs / And my pimp's a record label

2. An imprecise measure of alcoholic drink; a "slug" (of gin), or an overlarge gulp.

   Usage

   • Dated
   • Slang

   Examples

   Emily had cut short these 3 A.M. glooms with a hooker of bourbon.

Noun

1. A small fishing boat.

   Synonyms

   GalwayGalway hooker

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   In England there are Brighton Beach boats, Centre-board sloops, Pollywogs, Lough Erne yachts, Unas, New Brighton sailing-boats, yachts of the Norfolk Broads, Itchen, Clyde sailing and Keystone boats, Penzance luggers, Cobbles, Galways, Hookers and Pookhauns […]

2. Any antiquated craft.

   Usage

   • Derogatory
   • Slang

   Examples

   [T]he poor Flash is gone, and there is an end of it. Poor old hooker. Hey, Almayer? You made a voyage or two with me. Wasn’t she a sweet craft?

   […] for there was scarce one of us that thought the old hooker would weather so long and hard a blow. We were mighty fortunate to come through it so handily.

Noun

1. a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets

   Synonyms

   streetwalkerstreet girlhustlerfloozyfloozieslattern

   Broader terms

   prostitutecocottewhoreharlotbawdtartcyprianfancy womanworking girlsporting ladylady of pleasurewoman of the street

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

   Broader terms

   golfergolf player

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

   Broader terms

   athletejock