HOOKER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

• HOOKER (noun)
  The noun HOOKER has 5 senses:

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

2. English theologian (1554-1600)

3. a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets

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

  Familiarity information: HOOKER used as a noun is common.

• HOOKER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Fighting Joe Hooker; Hooker; Joseph Hooker

Instance hypernyms:

full general; general (a general officer of the highest rank)

Sense 2

Meaning:

English theologian (1554-1600)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Hooker; Richard Hooker

Instance hypernyms:

theologian; theologiser; theologist; theologizer (someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

floozie; floozy; hooker; hustler; slattern; street girl; streetwalker

Hypernyms ("hooker" is a kind of...):

bawd; cocotte; cyprian; fancy woman; harlot; lady of pleasure; prostitute; sporting lady; tart; whore; woman of the street; working girl (a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money)

Sense 4

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("hooker" is a kind of...):

golf player; golfer; linksman (someone who plays the game of golf)

Derivation:

hook (hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left)

Sense 5

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("hooker" is a kind of...):

athlete; jock (a person trained to compete in sports)

Domain category:

rugby; rugby football; rugger (a form of football played with an oval ball)