sucker

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S0859600 (sŭk′ər)n.1. One that sucks, especially an unweaned domestic animal.2. Informal a. One who is easily deceived; a dupe.b. One that is indiscriminately attracted to something specified: I'm always a sucker for a good crime drama.3. Slang a. An unspecified thing. Used as a generalized term of reference, often as an intensive: "our goal of getting that sucker on the air before old age took the both of us" (Linda Ellerbee).b. A person. Used as a generalized term of reference, often as an intensive: He's a mean sucker.4. A lollipop.5. a. A piston or piston valve, as in a suction pump or syringe.b. A tube or pipe, such as a siphon, through which something is sucked.6. Any of numerous freshwater fishes of the family Catostomidae of North America and East Asia, having a thick-lipped mouth used for feeding by suction.7. Zoology An organ or other structure adapted for sucking nourishment or for clinging to objects by suction.8. Botany A secondary shoot produced from the base or roots of a woody plant that gives rise to a new plant.v. suck·ered, suck·er·ing, suck·ers v.tr.1. To strip suckers or shoots from (plants).2. Informal To trick; dupe: sucker a tourist into a confidence game.v.intr. Botany To send out suckers or shoots.

sucker

(ˈsʌkə) n1. a person or thing that sucks2. slang a person who is easily deceived or swindled3. slang a person who cannot resist the attractions of a particular type of person or thing: he's a sucker for blondes. 4. (Zoology) a young animal that is not yet weaned, esp a suckling pig5. (Zoology) zoology an organ that is specialized for sucking or adhering6. (Tools) a cup-shaped device, generally made of rubber, that may be attached to articles allowing them to adhere to a surface by suction7. (Botany) botany a. a strong shoot that arises in a mature plant from a root, rhizome, or the base of the main stemb. a short branch of a parasitic plant that absorbs nutrients from the host8. (Mechanical Engineering) a pipe or tube through which a fluid is drawn by suction9. (Animals) any small mainly North American cyprinoid fish of the family Catostomidae, having toothless jaws and a large sucking mouth10. (Animals) any of certain fishes that have sucking discs, esp the clingfish or sea snail11. (Mechanical Engineering) a piston in a suction pump or the valve in such a pistonvb12. (Horticulture) (tr) to strip off the suckers from (a plant)13. (Botany) (intr) (of a plant) to produce suckers

suck•er

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n. 1. a person or thing that sucks. 2. Informal. a person easily cheated, deceived, or imposed upon. 3. a suckling pig. 4. a part or organ that is adapted for sucking, or for clinging by suction. 5. any freshwater food fish of the family Catostomidae, mainly of North America, having thick lips. 6. a lollipop. 7. a. the piston or valve of a suction pump. b. a pipe or tube through which something is drawn or sucked. 8. a shoot rising from an underground stem or root. 9. a. Informal. a person attracted to something as indicated: He's a sucker for new clothes. b. any person or thing. v.t. 10. Informal. to make a sucker of; fool. v.i. 11. to send out suckers or shoots, as a plant. [1350–1400]

suck·er

(sŭk′ər)1. Zoology A part by which an animal sucks blood from or uses suction to cling to another animal. Leeches and remoras have suckers.2. Botany A shoot growing from the base or root of a tree or shrub and giving rise to a new plant.

sucker

Past participle: suckered
Gerund: suckering

Imperative
sucker
sucker

Present
I sucker
you sucker
he/she/it suckers
we sucker
you sucker
they sucker

Preterite
I suckered
you suckered
he/she/it suckered
we suckered
you suckered
they suckered

Present Continuous
I am suckering
you are suckering
he/she/it is suckering
we are suckering
you are suckering
they are suckering

Present Perfect
I have suckered
you have suckered
he/she/it has suckered
we have suckered
you have suckered
they have suckered

Past Continuous
I was suckering
you were suckering
he/she/it was suckering
we were suckering
you were suckering
they were suckering

Past Perfect
I had suckered
you had suckered
he/she/it had suckered
we had suckered
you had suckered
they had suckered

Future
I will sucker
you will sucker
he/she/it will sucker
we will sucker
you will sucker
they will sucker

Future Perfect
I will have suckered
you will have suckered
he/she/it will have suckered
we will have suckered
you will have suckered
they will have suckered

Future Continuous
I will be suckering
you will be suckering
he/she/it will be suckering
we will be suckering
you will be suckering
they will be suckering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been suckering
you have been suckering
he/she/it has been suckering
we have been suckering
you have been suckering
they have been suckering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been suckering
you will have been suckering
he/she/it will have been suckering
we will have been suckering
you will have been suckering
they will have been suckering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been suckering
you had been suckering
he/she/it had been suckering
we had been suckering
you had been suckering
they had been suckering

Conditional
I would sucker
you would sucker
he/she/it would sucker
we would sucker
you would sucker
they would sucker

Past Conditional
I would have suckered
you would have suckered
he/she/it would have suckered
we would have suckered
you would have suckered
they would have suckered

sucker

Any shoot that is produced from underground buds on the roots or stem. On grafted plants, any shoot produced from below the graft.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sucker - a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage ofchump, fall guy, gull, patsy, soft touch, mug, fool, markdupe, victim - a person who is tricked or swindled
	2.	sucker - a shoot arising from a plant's rootsshoot - a new branch
	3.	sucker - a drinker who sucks (as at a nipple or through a straw)drinker - a person who drinks liquids
	4.	sucker - flesh of any of numerous North American food fishes with toothless jawssucker - mostly North American freshwater fishes with a thick-lipped mouth for feeding by suction; related to carpsfreshwater fish - flesh of fish from fresh water used as food
	5.	sucker - hard candy on a stick all-day sucker, lollipopcandy, confect - a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
	6.	sucker - an organ specialized for sucking nourishment or for adhering to objects by suctioncupule - a sucker on the feet of certain fliesorgan - a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
	7.	sucker - mostly North American freshwater fishes with a thick-lipped mouth for feeding by suction; related to carpsCatostomidae, family Catostomidae - suckers; closely related to the family Cyprinidaecatostomid - a cypriniform fish of the family Catostomidaebuffalo fish, buffalofish - any of several large suckers of the Mississippi valleyhog molly, hog sucker, Hypentelium nigricans - widely distributed in warm clear shallow streamsredhorse, redhorse sucker - North American sucker with reddish finssucker - flesh of any of numerous North American food fishes with toothless jaws

sucker

noun (Slang) fool, mug (Brit. slang), dupe, victim, butt, sap (slang), pushover (slang), sitting duck (informal), sitting target, putz (U.S. slang), cat's paw, easy game or mark (informal), nerd or nurd (slang) Keep giving us your money, sucker!

sucker

nounInformal. A person who is easily deceived or victimized:butt, dupe, fool, gull, lamb, pushover, victim.Slang: fall guy, gudgeon, mark, monkey, patsy, pigeon, sap.Chiefly British: mug.

Translations

吮吸者吸座吸根吸盘枝条

suck

(sak) verb1. to draw liquid etc into the mouth. As soon as they are born, young animals learn to suck (milk from their mothers); She sucked up the lemonade through a straw. 吸，吮 2. to hold something between the lips or inside the mouth, as though drawing liquid from it. I told him to take the sweet out of his mouth, but he just went on sucking; He sucked the end of his pencil. 噙（着） 3. to pull or draw in a particular direction with a sucking or similar action. The vacuum cleaner sucked up all the dirt from the carpet; A plant sucks up moisture from the soil. 抽，吸 4. (American) (slang) to be awful, boring, disgusting etc. Her singing sucks; This job sucks. （美）（俚）糟糕的，无聊的 noun an act of sucking. I gave him a suck of my lollipop. （一）吮，（一）口 ˈsucker noun1. (slang) a person who is easily fooled or is stupid enough to do something. Who is the sucker who bought your car?吮吸者2. a person or thing that sucks. Are these insects bloodsuckers?吸盘3. an organ on an animal, eg an octopus, by which it sticks to objects. 吸座4. a curved pad or disc (of rubber etc) that can be pressed on to a surface and stick there. 吸根5. a side shoot coming from the root of a plant. 根出条，枝条 suck up to (slang) to do or say things to please one's boss etc for one's own benefit. They despise him because he's always sucking up to the boss. （俚）奉承某人

sucker

there's a sucker born every minute

There is always someone willing or able to be swindled or deceived. The phrase is usually attributed to American showman P.T. Barnum. Any time I see a ridiculous product for sale, I remind myself that there's a sucker born every minute. The only reason he has a following is because there's a sucker born every minute. No rational person would think he knows what he's talking about!See also: born, every, minute, sucker

play (one) for a sucker

To consider or treat one as stupid, naïve, or gullible and try to exploit it. I know you’ve been spending time with that woman again—don't play me for a sucker! I can't believe I let them play me for a sucker. I should have known the deal was too good to be true.See also: play, sucker

never give a sucker an even chance

If someone can be easily swindled, you should do what you can to take advantage of them. Sure, the boat ride down the river is pretty overpriced for what you get, but if the tourists are still willing to pay it, then why change it? Never give a sucker an even chance, that's what I say.See also: chance, even, give, never, sucker

never give a sucker an even break

If someone can be easily swindled, you should do what you can to take advantage of them. Sure, the boat ride down the river is pretty overpriced for what you get, but if the tourists are still willing to pay it, then why change it? Never give a sucker an even break, that's what I say.See also: break, even, give, never, sucker

sucker (one) into (doing something)

To con, swindle, or deceive one into doing something. I can't believe he suckered me into paying for those extra features—they're totally worthless! There have been reports of an increase in the number of scammers pretending to be bank officials in order to sucker customers into revealing their personal details over the phone.See also: sucker

sucker (one) in

To con, swindle, or deceive someone. The get-rich-quick guru suckered in tens of thousands of people for nearly $3 million, almost all of which is still unaccounted for by authorities. I can't believe you let that sleazy sales rep suck you in like that—you didn't even want a new television!See also: sucker

sucker list

A list of people who have been solicited to or fallen victim to fraud successfully in the past, used as a reference point for future solicitations or scams. The service is giving an online seminar for ways to stay off of scammers' sucker lists. I must be on some charity sucker list or something—I made one donation last Christmas, and now I'm being asked to give money by dozens of different charities across the country.See also: list, sucker

sucker punch

1. noun A punch dealt when the other person isn't looking or prepared. I knew I was a match for the guy, but he landed a sucker punch after his friend distracted me. The fighter was thrown out of the boxing league for landing a sucker punch on his opponent after the round ended.2. noun Any defeat or setback that was particularly unexpected and damaging. The hidden recordings of the mayor's backdoor meetings with industry lobbyists has been a sucker punch to her re-election campaign. These interest rate hikes are just the latest in a series of sucker punches to homeowners struggling to meet their mortgage payments and keep their homes in the struggling economy.3. verb To throw or land a punch dealt when the other person isn't looking or prepared. Sometimes hyphenated. The guy sucker punched Alex when he turned to go to the bathroom, putting him in a coma. If sucker-punching your opponent is what you consider a manly way of dealing with a dispute, then you have no concept of what real masculinity is.See also: punch, sucker

cocksucker

1. vulgar slang One who performs fellatio. Often used toward men in a derogatory manner as a homophobic slur.2. vulgar slang A male who is apt to engage in flattery. Of course that guy went along with the CEO's stupid idea—he's a real cocksucker.

dicksucker

vulgar slang One who performs fellatio. Often used toward men in a disdainful manner as a homophobic slur.

sucker

1. noun The organ or structure on certain animals that is used to cling to objects through suction or withdraw nourishment by sucking. I don't know why, but the suckers on the arms of octopi give me the absolute creeps. The leeches drink blood through their suckers.2. noun, slang Someone who is extremely foolish, gullible, and easily duped. The used car salesman could see a sucker coming from a mile away. All we need is some sucker who's willing to invest his money in our bogus company.3. noun, slang Someone who tends to be easily entertained by or attracted to a particular type of person or thing. What can I say—I'm a sucker for romantic comedies! I've always been a sucker for guys with six packs.4. noun, slang A generalized term of reference for any unspecified person or thing. Usually used to imply some intense, impressive, or remarkable trait. You see this computer chip? This little sucker's worth more money than your whole house! I don't know how we're going to haul that sucker up the stairs. The guy we hired for protection is a tough sucker, so I'm not too worried about anyone trying to hassle us.5. verb, slang To trick, dupe, or con (someone); to make a sucker out of (someone). Usually followed by "into something." I can't believe they suckered me into investing my life savings! The sleazy car dealership uses attractive, smooth-talking young women to sucker you into buying more expensive models of cars.

a sucker for (someone or something)

Someone who tends to be easily attracted to a particular type of person or thing. What can I say—I'm a sucker for romantic comedies! I've always been a sucker for a guy with a six pack.See also: sucker

sucker (one) into (something)

slang To trick, dupe, or con one into doing something or becoming involved in something. I can't believe they suckered me into investing my life savings! The sleazy car dealership uses attractive, smooth-talking young women to sucker you into buying more expensive models of cars. He suckered his opponent into an argument about climate change, which he knew he could easily win.See also: sucker

egg-sucker

noun Someone who seeks out the approval, attention, and/or support of others, especially superiors, through abject subservience, flattery, or fawning. Tim is such an obvious egg-sucker, always complementing the boss on her ideas and saying yes to anything she suggests.

sucker for someone or something

someone who is prejudiced in favor of someone or something; someone who is drawn to someone or something. I'm a sucker for a pretty face. Ted is a sucker for any dessert with whipped cream on it. I don't know why I volunteered for this job. I'm a sucker for punishment I guess.See also: sucker

sucker list

Fig. a list of potential dupes; a list of people who might be taken in by deception. I'm sure on their sucker list. They are trying to get me to give a lecture and receive a free clock or something. Here's the sucker list. Call them all and try to get them interested.See also: list, sucker

sucker someone into something

and sucker someone inSl. to deceive someone into some sort of scam or confidence game; to play someone for a fool. Surely you don't think you can sucker me into doing something as stupid as that, do you? The con artist suckered in an unsuspecting tourist.See also: sucker

never give a sucker an even break

Don't allow a person who's easily duped a fair chance, as in He's always trying to give out expired coupons for his store, firmly believing in never giving a sucker an even break . Probably a direct quotation, it has been attributed to showman P. T. Barnum (responsible for the oft-quoted "There's a sucker born every minute"); and comedian W. C. Fields (who popularized it in one of his films); and theater manager Edward Francis Albee, the most probable of the three. [Slang; early 1900s] See also: break, even, give, never, sucker

sucker list

A list of names of likely prospects for making purchases or donations, as in Some charities raise money by selling their sucker lists to other organizations. This term uses sucker in the sense of "dupe," a usage that in turn alludes to the naiveté of a baby suckling at its mother's breast. [Colloquial; 1940s] See also: list, sucker

sucker punch

An unexpected blow, as in They felt that suddenly raising the interest rate was a sucker punch to the administration. This expression comes from boxing, where it is used for a punch delivered unexpectedly; boxing great Jack Dempsey wrote, "The right lead [for a right-handed boxer] is called a sucker punch." [Slang; mid-1900s] See also: punch, sucker

there's a sucker born every minute

AMERICAN, INFORMALPeople say there's a sucker born every minute to mean that someone has just done something stupid, especially that they have been tricked. This is an industry secure in the knowledge that there's a sucker born every minute.See also: born, every, minute, sucker

sucker into

v. To cause someone to do or believe something by deceptive or fraudulent means: The con artist tried to sucker me into revealing my credit card number.See also: sucker

cocksucker

1. n. a male who performs fellatio (licking and sucking of the penis). (see also dick-sucker. Also a provocative term of address. Rude and derogatory.) There is one question I’ve always wanted to ask a cocksucker, but I have never had the chance. 2. n. a low and despicable male; a male who is despicable enough to perform fellatio. (Rude, provocative, and derogatory.) You rotten cocksucker! I ought to punch you in the face. 3. n. a male who performs oral sex on a woman. (In southern parts of the country, cock = female genitals.) I don’t care if he’s a cocksucker, as long as he loves his mother. 4. n. an obsequious and flattering male; a male sycophant. (Rude and derogatory.) Why doesn’t that stupid cocksucker talk straight. He’s always trying to butter somebody up.

dick-sucker

1. n. a male who performs fellatio. (Rude and derogatory.) In the bar, this dick-sucker came up and wanted to know my sign. 2. n. a low and despicable male; a male who is despicable enough to perform fellatio. (Rude and derogatory.) You slimy dick-sucker. I’ll get you for this.

egg-sucker

n. a flatterer; a sycophant. The guy is a chronic egg-sucker. Ignore him.

sucker

1. and sucka n. a dupe; an easy mark. See if you can sell that sucker the Brooklyn Bridge. 2. tv. to trick or victimize someone. That crook suckered me. I should have known better. 3. n. an annoying person. (Also a rude term of address.) I am really sick of that sucker hanging around here. 4. n. a gadget; a thing. Now, you put this little sucker right into this slot.

sucker for someone or something

n. someone who is prejudiced in favor of someone or something. Ted is a sucker for any dessert with whipped cream on it. See also: someone, something, sucker

sucker list

n. a list of potential dupes; a list of people who might be taken in by deception. I’m sure on their sucker list. They are trying to get me to go to a lecture and receive a free clock or something. See also: list, sucker

sucker someone into something

and sucker someone in tv. to deceive someone into some sort of scam or confidence game; to play someone for a fool. Surely you don’t think you can sucker me into doing something as stupid as that, do you? I’m too smart. You can’t sucker me in! See also: someone, something, sucker

sucker someone in

verbSee sucker someone into somethingSee also: someone, sucker

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noun fool

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noun a person who is easily deceived or victimized

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noun a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

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noun a shoot arising from a plant's roots

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noun a drinker who sucks (as at a nipple or through a straw)

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noun flesh of any of numerous North American food fishes with toothless jaws

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noun hard candy on a stick

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noun an organ specialized for sucking nourishment or for adhering to objects by suction

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noun mostly North American freshwater fishes with a thick-lipped mouth for feeding by suction

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