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Definitions from Wiktionary (hooker)

noun:  One who, or that which, hooks.
noun:  A small fishing boat.
noun:  (nautical, slang, derogatory) Any antiquated craft.
noun:  (rugby) A player who hooks the ball out of the scrum with his foot.
noun:  (cricket) A batsman or batswoman adept at or fond of playing hook shots.
noun:  A crocheter.
noun:  (informal, dated) Synonym of hook (“attention-grabbing element of a creative work”)
noun:  (archaic, thieves' cant) A thief who uses a pole with a hook on the end to steal goods.
noun:  (US, slang) A prostitute.
noun:  (slang, dated, 1920s to 1940s) An imprecise measure of alcoholic drink; a "slug" (of gin), or an overlarge gulp.
noun:  A surname originating as an occupation for a maker of hooks.
noun:  A number of places in the United States:
noun:  An unincorporated community in Tehama County, California.
noun:  An unincorporated community in Dade County, Georgia.
noun:  An unincorporated community in Clay County, Kentucky.
noun:  A ghost town in Pulaski County, Missouri.
noun:  Two townships in Nebraska, in Dixon County and Gage County.
noun:  An unincorporated community in Fairfield County, Ohio.
noun:  A small city in Texas County, Oklahoma.
noun:  An unincorporated community in Turner County, South Dakota.
noun:  Alternative spelling of hookah [(recreational inhalants) A pipe with a long flexible tube that draws the smoke through water, traditionally used for smoking tobacco, which is often flavored.]
▸ Also see hooker


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