Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Hooker"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hooker \Hook"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, hooks.
2. (Naut.)
(a) A Dutch vessel with two masts.
(b) A fishing boat with one mast, used on the coast of
Ireland.
(c) A sailor's contemptuous term for any antiquated craft.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Hooker
n 1: United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at
Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879) [syn: {Hooker},
{Joseph Hooker}, {Fighting Joe Hooker}]
2: English theologian (1554-1600) [syn: {Hooker}, {Richard
Hooker}]
3: a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
[syn: {streetwalker}, {street girl}, {hustler}, {floozy},
{floozie}, {slattern}]
4: a golfer whose shots typically curve left (for right-handed
golfers)
5: (rugby) the player in the middle of the front row of the
scrum who tries to hook the ball
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