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hooker

Dictionary definition · hooker

noun

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

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).