What does hooker mean?
Definitions for hooker
ˈhʊk ərhook·er
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word hooker.
Princeton's WordNet
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)
Hooker, Richard Hooker(noun)
English theologian (1554-1600)
streetwalker, street girl, hooker, hustler, floozy, floozie, slattern(noun)
a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
hooker(noun)
a golfer whose shots typically curve left (for right-handed golfers)
hooker(noun)
(rugby) the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum who tries to capture the ball with the foot
Wiktionary
hooker(Noun)
A prostitute.
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hooker(Noun)
A small fishing boat.
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hooker(Noun)
a player who hooks the ball out of the scrum with his foot.
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hooker(Noun)
A crocheter.
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hooker(Noun)
A person or thing that hooks.
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hooker(Noun)
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.
Etymology: (verb form)
Webster Dictionary
Hooker(noun)
one who, or that which, hooks
Hooker(noun)
a Dutch vessel with two masts
Hooker(noun)
a fishing boat with one mast, used on the coast of Ireland
Hooker(noun)
a sailor's contemptuous term for any antiquated craft
Freebase
Hooker
Hooker is a city in Texas County, Oklahoma, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,918.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Hooker
hook′ėr, n. a two-masted Dutch vessel, a small fishing-smack. [Dut. hoeker.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
hooker
A coast or fishing vessel--a small hoy-built craft with one mast, intended for fishing. They are common on our coasts, and greatly used by pilots, especially off the Irish ports. Also, Jack's name for his vessel, the favourite "old hooker." Also, a term for a short pipe, probably derived from hookah.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hooker in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hooker in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of hooker in a Sentence
Just lucky I guess, that was title of my book. It was based on an old joke. Here it is: Cop to hooker, ‘What’s a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?’ She answers, ‘Just lucky I guess.’ That has been my life.
John L. Jackley, New York Times, 10/29/90, p. A15.:
Today, a successful Congressman has the fundraising ability of a hooker trying to raise cab fare home....
Paying a fee to audition for a casting assistant in order to 'demystify the casting process' is like paying a hooker to become a better conversationalist.
Madonna is just a hooker that doesn't get paid.
John Lee Hooker became a friend of mine and I love all of his work. He was truly an icon. He lived the life. I miss him.
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- hakkerAfrikaans
- prostituta, talonadorCatalan, Valencian
- mlynář, kurvaCzech
- bachwrWelsh
- luder, prostitueretDanish
- Hakler, Nutte, Hure, DirneGerman
- hooker, talonador, puta, talonadoraSpanish
- huora, prostituoituFinnish
- putain, pute, talonneur, talonneuseFrench
- caiteoirIrish
- siùrsach, strìopach, leodagScottish Gaelic
- բոզ, քածArmenian
- sgualdrina, peripatetica, puttana, battona, baldracca, squillo, tallonatoreItalian
- フッカーJapanese
- kaitīkapeMāori
- kiyąąh sizíníNavajo, Navaho
- kurwa, dziwka, młynarzPolish
- prostituta, rameira, putaPortuguese
- talonerRomanian
- шлюха, курва, проституткаRussian
- kurva, cundraSlovak
- luder, horaSwedish
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