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