hooker

Definition

  • 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

Word forms

Plural
hookers

Example sentences

  1. n.

    The hooker returned to the shore with a large catch of fish.