| 单词 | hooker |
| 释义 | hooker1[ hook-er ] / ˈhʊk ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hooker ON THESAURUS.COM nouna person or thing that hooks. Slang. prostitute. Slang. a large drink of liquor. Slang. a concealed problem, flaw, or drawback; a catch. Rugby. a player who hooks the ball in the front line of scrummage. (initial capital letter)Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to an Amish Mennonite. Origin of hooker11560–70; 1835–45, Americanismfor def. 2; hook1 + -er1 usage note for hookerThe Mennonites were irreverently spoken of as Hookers , because they used hooks and eyes on their clothes instead of buttons. Words nearby hookerHook, Captain, hook check, Hooke, hooked, hooked rug, hooker, Hooker's green, Hooke's law, hook, line, and sinker, hooknose, Hook of Holland Definition for hooker (2 of 3)hooker2 [ hook-er ] / ˈhʊk ər / noun Nautical.Slang. any old-fashioned or clumsy vessel. any fishing vessel working with hooks and lines rather than nets. Origin of hooker21635–45; <Dutch hoeker, equivalent to hoekhook1 + -er-er1 Definition for hooker (3 of 3)Hooker [ hook-er ] / ˈhʊk ər / nounJoseph, 1814–79, Union general in the U.S. Civil War. Richard, 1554?–1600, English author and clergyman. Thomas, 1586?–1647, English Puritan clergyman: one of the founders of the colony of Connecticut. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hookerBritish Dictionary definitions for hooker (1 of 3)hooker1 / (ˈhʊkə) / nouna commercial fishing boat using hooks and lines instead of nets a sailing boat of the west of Ireland formerly used for cargo and now for pleasure sailing and racing Word Origin for hookerC17: from Dutch hoeker British Dictionary definitions for hooker (2 of 3)hooker2 / (ˈhʊkə) / nouna person or thing that hooks US and Canadian slang
rugby the central forward in the front row of a scrum whose main job is to hook the ball British Dictionary definitions for hooker (3 of 3)Hooker / (ˈhʊkə) / nounJohn Lee. 1917–2001, US blues singer and guitarist Sir Joseph Dalton. 1817–1911, British botanist; director of Kew Gardens (1865–85) Richard. 1554–1600, British theologian, who influenced Anglican theology with The Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity (1593–97) Sir William Jackson. 1785–1865, British botanist; first director of Kew Gardens: father of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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