Hooker
See also: Prostitute.
Dictionary definition
- n. 1: United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879) [syn: Hooker, Joseph Hooker, Fighting Joe Hooker]
- 2: English theologian (1554-1600) [syn: Hooker, Richard Hooker]
- 3: a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets [syn: streetwalker, street girl, hooker, hustler, floozy, floozie, slattern]
- 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