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English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈhʊk.ə(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /"hUk.@(r\)/
- (US) IPA: /ˈhʊk.ɚ/, SAMPA: /"hUk.@`/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ʊkə(r)
Noun
hooker (plural hookers)
- (slang) A prostitute.
- A small fishing boat.
- (rugby) a player who hooks the ball out of the scrum with his foot.
- A crocheter.
- A person or thing that hooks.
- (slang, dated) 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.
Synonyms
- (prostitute): See: WikiSaurus:prostitute
References
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