hooker

English Thesaurus

1. (rugby) the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum who tries to capture the ball with the foot (noun.person)

hypernym	:	athlete, jock,
definition	:	a person trained to compete in sports (noun.person)

domain category	:	rugby, rugby football, rugger,
definition	:	a form of football played with an oval ball (noun.act)

2. a golfer whose shots typically curve left (for right-handed golfers) (noun.person)

hypernym	:	golf player, golfer, linksman,
definition	:	someone who plays the game of golf (noun.person)

3. a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets (noun.person)

hypernym	:	bawd, cocotte, cyprian, fancy woman, harlot, lady of pleasure, prostitute, sporting lady, tart, whore, woman of the street, working girl,
definition	:	a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money (noun.person)

4. English theologian (1554-1600) (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	theologian, theologiser, theologist, theologizer,
definition	:	someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology (noun.person)

5. United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879) (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	full general, general,
definition	:	a general officer of the highest rank (noun.person)

6. a golfer whose shots typically curve left (for right-handed golfers) (noun.person)

derivation	:	hook,
definition	:	hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left (verb.contact)

7. a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets (noun.person)

derivation	:	hustle, pluck, roll,
definition	:	sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity (verb.possession)

derivation	:	street-walk, streetwalk,
definition	:	walk the streets in search of customers (verb.social)

derivation	:	blowsy, blowzy, slatternly, sluttish,
definition	:	characteristic of or befitting a slut or slattern; used especially of women (adj.all)

8. a golfer whose shots typically curve left (for right-handed golfers) (noun.person)

derivation	:	hook,
definition	:	hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left (verb.contact)

9. a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets (noun.person)

derivation	:	hustle, pluck, roll,
definition	:	sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity (verb.possession)

derivation	:	street-walk, streetwalk,
definition	:	walk the streets in search of customers (verb.social)

derivation	:	blowsy, blowzy, slatternly, sluttish,
definition	:	characteristic of or befitting a slut or slattern; used especially of women (adj.all)