hooker
English
/ˈhʊk.ə(ɹ)/, /ˈhʊk.ɚ/
noun
Definitions
- One who, or that which, hooks.
- A small fishing boat.
- (nautical) Any antiquated craft.
- (rugby) A player who hooks the ball out of the scrum with his foot.
- A crocheter.
- (informal)
- (archaic) A thief who uses a pole with a hook on the end to steal goods.
Etymology
Suffix from English hook (qualifier).
Origin
English
hook
Gloss
qualifier
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- armhook English
- baithook English
- billhook English
- boathook English
- boothook English
- breasthook English
- bullhook English
- butthook English
- buttonhook English
- coathook English
- dehook English
- eyehook English
- firehook English
- fishhook English
- fleshhook English
- foothook English
- forehook English
- grapplehook English
- heddle hook English
- hook English
- hook maneuver English
- hookable English
- hookbill English
- hooked English
- hookerish English
- hookest English
- hooketh English
- hookgun English
- hookkeeper English
- hookless English
- hooklet English
- hooklike English
- hookman English
- hooknose English
- hookset English
- hookswitch English
- hookthorn English
- hooktip English
- hooktop English
- hookworm English
- microhook English
- nuthook English
- pothook English
- pre-hook English
- rehook English
- shavehook English
- sheephook English
- shithook English
- skyhook English
- switchhook English
- tailhook English
- tenterhook English
- unhook English
- webhook English
- wolf hook English
- hukki Finnish
- хук Russian
- フック Japanese
- hoke Middle English
- huk Tok Pisin
- hukim Tok Pisin
- hook
- dehook
- hooked
- rehook
- unhook
- hooklet
- eyehook
- hookgun
- hooketh
- nuthook
- pothook
- armhook
- webhook
- hookman
- hooktop
- skyhook
- hookset
- hookest
- hooktip
- hookbill
- billhook
- coathook
- hookless
- shithook
- forehook
- firehook
- pre-hook
- foothook
- hooklike
- butthook
- tailhook
- bullhook
- hookable
- hooknose
- fishhook
- boothook
- boathook
- hookworm
- baithook
- microhook
- hookerish
- sheephook
- wolf hook
- fleshhook
- shavehook
- hookthorn
- hookkeeper
- tenterhook
- switchhook
- hookswitch
- breasthook
- buttonhook
- heddle hook
- grapplehook
- hook maneuver