Definition of Hooker

1. Noun. United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879).

Exact synonyms: Fighting Joe Hooker, Joseph Hooker
Generic synonyms: Full General, General

2. Noun. English theologian (1554-1600).
Exact synonyms: Richard Hooker
Generic synonyms: Theologian, Theologiser, Theologist, Theologizer

3. Noun. A prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets.

4. Noun. A golfer whose shots typically curve left (for right-handed golfers).
Generic synonyms: Golf Player, Golfer, Linksman
Derivative terms: Hook

5. Noun. (rugby) the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum who tries to capture the ball with the foot.
Category relationships: Rugby, Rugby Football, Rugger
Generic synonyms: Athlete, Jock

Definition of Hooker

1. n. One who, or that which, hooks.

Definition of Hooker

1. Noun. (slang) A prostitute. ¹

2. Noun. A small fishing boat. ¹

3. Noun. (rugby) a player who hooks the ball out of the scrum with his foot. ¹

4. Noun. A crocheter. ¹

5. Noun. A person or thing that hooks. ¹

6. Noun. (slang dated) A measurement of alcohol without definite amounts, meaning the same thing as a "slug" (of gin), an overlarge gulp. Used from the 1920s through the 1940s. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hooker

1. a prostitute [n -S]

Medical Definition of Hooker

1. 1. One who, or that which, hooks. 2. A Dutch vessel with two masts. A fishing boat with one mast, used on the coast of Ireland. A sailor's contemptuous term for any antiquated craft. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hooker

hook up with
hook wrench
hooka
hookah
hookahs
hookas
hookbill
hookbills
hookean behaviour
hooked
hooked bone
hooked bundle of Russell
hooked fasciculus
hooked up
hookedness
hookers
hookey
hookeys
hookgun
hookguns
hookier
hookies
hookiest
hooking
hooking up
hookium
hookkeeper
hookkeepers
hookless

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