Thesaurus: hooker

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1. n. One who, or that which, hooks.
2. n. A Dutch vessel with two masts.
3. n. A fishing boat with one mast, used on the coast of Ireland.
4. n. A sailor's contemptuous term for any antiquated craft.
5. n. a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
6. n. a golfer whose shots typically curve left (for right-handed golfers)
7. n. (rugby) the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum who tries to capture the ball with the foot
8. 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. HOOKE'S GEARING Hooke's" gear"ing. Etym: [So called from the inventor.] (Mach.) Spur gearing having teeth slanting across the face of the wheel, sometimes slanting in opposite directions from the middle. HOOKE'S JOINT Hooke's joint. Etym: [So called from the inventor.] (Mach.) A universal joint. See under Universal.
9. Spur gearing having teeth slanting across the face of thewheel, sometimes slanting in opposite directions from the middle.
10. n:100 n. United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879) n. English theologian (1554-1600) n. a golfer whose shots typically curve left (for right-handed golfers) n. (rugby) the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum who tries to capture the ball with the foot