NOUN | person | Hooker, Joseph Hooker, Fighting Joe Hooker | United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879) |
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person | Hooker, Richard Hooker | English theologian (1554-1600) | |
person | hooker, streetwalker, street girl, hustler, floozy, floozie, slattern | a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets | |
person | hooker | a golfer whose shots typically curve left (for right-handed golfers) | |
person | hooker | (rugby) the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum who tries to capture the ball with the foot |
Sounds | hhuh'ker | |
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Rhymes | acre / Acre ... Zocor: 182 rhymes with ker... |
Meaning | United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879). | |
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Synonyms | Joseph Hooker, Fighting Joe Hooker | |
Instance of | general, full general | A general officer of the highest rank |
Spanish | Joseph Hooker | |
Catalan | Joseph Hooker |
Meaning | English theologian (1554-1600). | |
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Synonym | Richard Hooker | |
Instance of | theologian, theologist, theologizer, theologiser | someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology |
Spanish | Richard Hooker | |
Catalan | Richard Hooker |
Meaning | A prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets. | |
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Synonyms | streetwalker, street girl, hustler, floozy, floozie, slattern | |
Broader | prostitute, cocotte, whore, harlot, bawd, tart, cyprian, fancy woman, working girl, sporting lady, lady of pleasure, woman of the street | A woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money |
Spanish | buscona, cantonera, coima, cualquiera, fulana, furcia, gigoló, golfa, hetaira, lumi, meretriz, mesalina, mujer publica, pelandusca, pendón, prostituta, puta callejera, puta, puto, rabiza, ramera, zorra | |
Catalan | bagassa, bandarra, bardaixa, barjaula, donota, marfanta, meuca, pendó, puta |
Meaning | A golfer whose shots typically curve left (for right-handed golfers). | |
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Broader | golfer, golf player, linksman | someone who plays the game / game of golf |
Verbs | hook | hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left |
Meaning | (rugby) the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum who tries to capture the ball with the foot. | |
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Category | rugby, rugby football, rugger | A form of football played with an oval ball |
Broader | athlete, jock | A person trained to compete in sports |
Spanish | talonadora, talonador | |
Catalan | talonador |
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