HOOKER

/ˈhʊk.ə(ɹ)/ ► audio Scrabble 13 Words With Friends 12

Definition

  1. noun United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879). — synonyms: Joseph_Hooker, Fighting_Joe_Hooker
  2. noun English theologian (1554-1600). — synonyms: Richard_Hooker
  3. noun a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets. — synonyms: streetwalker, street_girl, hustler, floozy, floozie, slattern
  4. noun a golfer whose shots typically curve left (for right-handed golfers).
  5. noun (rugby) the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum who tries to capture the ball with the foot.

Examples

  • “He is not handling this job, so we're giving him the hook.”
  • “The song's hook snared me.”
  • “We've added hooks to allow undefined message types to be handled with custom code.”

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