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hook·er
I. \ˈhu̇kə(r)\ noun
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Etymology: hook (II) + -er
1.
a. : one that hooks especially habitually
< that cow is a bad hooker >
b. slang : thief, pickpocket
c. [from the fact that they fasten their clothes with hooks rather than buttons] usually capitalized : one of the Amish Mennonites
d. : a worker that uses a hook or hooking device to fasten, move, handle, or form articles with which he works: as
(1) : a logger that fastens logs to hooks, cables, or tongs by which they may be skidded or loaded
(2) : a steelworker that guides billets in a rolling mill
(3) : a sponge fisher that detaches sponges with a sponge hook
(4) : a maker of hooked rugs
(5) : an operator of a machine for folding and measuring cloth
e. : a player in the front row of a rugby scrum who hooks the ball
2. slang : drink; especially : a copious drink of liquor
< a hooker of hard cider >
3. [probably from hook (II) (to entrap) + -er] slang : prostitute
II. noun
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Etymology: Dutch hoeker, from earlier hoeckboot, from Middle Dutch hoecboot fishing boat, from hoec fishhook + boot boat — more at hook
1. : a Dutch boat with two masts
2. : a fishing boat with one mast used on the coasts of England and Ireland
3. : an old, outmoded, or clumsy boat |