Definitions for: Hooker


[n] (rugby) the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum who tries to hook the ball
[n] a golfer whose shots typically curve left (for right-handed golfers)
[n] a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
[n] United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879)
[n] English theologian (1554-1600)



Webster (1913) Definition: Hook"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, hooks.

2. (Naut.)
(a) A Dutch vessel with two masts.
(b) A fishing boat with one mast, used on the coast of
Ireland.
(c) A sailor's contemptuous term for any antiquated craft.

Synonyms: Fighting Joe Hooker, floozie, floozy, hustler, Joseph Hooker, Richard Hooker, slattern, street girl, streetwalker

See Also: athlete, bawd, cocotte, cyprian, fancy woman, full general, general, golf player, golfer, harlot, jock, lady of pleasure, linksman, prostitute, sporting lady, tart, theologian, theologiser, theologist, theologizer, trollop, whore, woman of the street, working girl

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