Definitions for hooker
ˈhʊk ərhook·er

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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)

2. Hooker, Richard Hooker(noun)

   English theologian (1554-1600)

3. streetwalker, street girl, hooker, hustler, floozy, floozie, slattern(noun)

   a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets

4. hooker(noun)

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

5. hooker(noun)

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

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1. hooker(Noun)

   A prostitute.

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2. hooker(Noun)

   A small fishing boat.

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3. hooker(Noun)

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

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4. hooker(Noun)

   A crocheter.

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5. hooker(Noun)

   A person or thing that hooks.

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6. 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.

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1. Hooker(noun)

   one who, or that which, hooks

2. Hooker(noun)

   a Dutch vessel with two masts

3. Hooker(noun)

   a fishing boat with one mast, used on the coast of Ireland

4. Hooker(noun)

   a sailor's contemptuous term for any antiquated craft

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1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Hooker

   hook′ėr, n. a two-masted Dutch vessel, a small fishing-smack. [Dut. hoeker.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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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1. hooker

   Song lyrics by hooker -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by hooker on the Lyrics.com website.

How to pronounce hooker?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hooker in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hooker in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of hooker in a Sentence

1. Carol Channing:

   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.

2. 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....

3. Billy DaMota:

   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.

4. Eric Pio:

   Madonna is just a hooker that doesn't get paid.

5. Mick Fleetwood:

   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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