English dictionary
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English noun: Hooker | |||
| 1. | Hooker (person) United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879) | ||
| Synonyms | Fighting Joe Hooker, Joseph Hooker | ||
| Instance hypernym | full general, general | ||
| 2. | Hooker (person) English theologian (1554-1600) | ||
| Synonyms | Richard Hooker | ||
| Instance hypernym | theologian, theologiser, theologist, theologizer | ||
| 3. | hooker (person) a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets | ||
| Synonyms | floozie, floozy, hustler, slattern, street girl, streetwalker | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bawd, cocotte, cyprian, fancy woman, harlot, lady of pleasure, prostitute, sporting lady, tart, whore, woman of the street, working girl | ||
| 4. | hooker (person) a golfer whose shots typically curve left (for right-handed golfers) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | golf player, golfer, linksman | ||
| 5. | hooker (person) (rugby) the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum who tries to capture the ball with the foot | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | athlete, jock | ||
| Domain category | rugby, rugby football, rugger | ||
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