Hooker : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Hooker	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Hooker
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Hooker n United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879) Synonym(s): Hooker, Joseph Hooker, Fighting Joe Hooker English theologian (1554-1600) Synonym(s): Hooker, Richard Hooker a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets Synonym(s): streetwalker, street girl, hooker, hustler, floozy, floozie, slattern a golfer whose shots typically curve left (for right-handed golfers) (rugby) the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum who tries to capture the ball with the foot
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 U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hooker, OK (city, FIPS 36000) Location: 36.85991 N, 101.21196 W Population (1990): 1551 (742 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)