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- [hoo k-er]
- /ˈhʊk ər/
- /ˈhʊk.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hoo k-er]
- /ˈhʊk ər/
Definitions of hooker word
- noun hooker Joseph, 1814–79, Union general in the U.S. Civil War. 1
- noun hooker Richard, 1554?–1600, English author and clergyman. 1
- noun hooker Thomas, 1586?–1647, English Puritan clergyman: one of the founders of the colony of Connecticut. 1
- noun hooker The Mennonites were irreverently spoken of as Hookers, because they used hooks and eyes on their clothes instead of buttons. 1
- noun hooker prostitute 1
- noun hooker rugby position, player 1
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Origin of hooker
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
1560-70; 1835-45, Americanism for def 2; hook1 + -er1
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Parts of speech for Hooker
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hooker popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hooker usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hooker
noun hooker
- floozy — a gaudily dressed, usually immoral woman, especially a prostitute.
- streetwalker — a prostitute who solicits on the streets.
- strumpet — a prostitute; harlot.
- bawd — a person who runs a brothel, esp a woman
- courtesan — In former times, a courtesan was a woman who had sexual relationships with rich and powerful men for money.
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See also
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