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Hooker   /hˈʊkər/   Listen
Hooker

noun
1.
United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879).  Synonyms: Fighting Joe Hooker, Joseph Hooker.
2.
English theologian (1554-1600).  Synonym: Richard Hooker.
3.
A prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets.  Synonyms: floozie, floozy, hustler, slattern, street girl, streetwalker.
4.
A golfer whose shots typically curve left (for right-handed golfers).
5.
(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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"Hooker" Quotes from Famous Books



... getting all we can out of the old hooker as it is," Bulla objected. "I don't see how she ...
— The Pit Prop Syndicate • Freeman Wills Crofts
... moment of the correspondence we obtain an interesting glimpse of a great man of science. Mr. Darwin sent the following inquiry through Dr. Hooker, afterwards Sir Joseph Hooker, and it reached Borrow through his ...
— George Borrow and His Circle - Wherein May Be Found Many Hitherto Unpublished Letters Of - Borrow And His Friends • Clement King Shorter


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