sucker

English Thesaurus

1. mostly North American freshwater fishes with a thick-lipped mouth for feeding by suction; related to carps (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	catostomid,
definition	:	a cypriniform fish of the family Catostomidae (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	buffalo fish, buffalofish,
definition	:	any of several large suckers of the Mississippi valley (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	hog molly, hog sucker, hypentelium nigricans,
definition	:	widely distributed in warm clear shallow streams (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	redhorse, redhorse sucker,
definition	:	North American sucker with reddish fins (noun.animal)

part holonym	:	sucker,
definition	:	flesh of any of numerous North American food fishes with toothless jaws (noun.food)

member meronym	:	catostomidae, family catostomidae,
definition	:	suckers; closely related to the family Cyprinidae (noun.animal)

2. an organ specialized for sucking nourishment or for adhering to objects by suction (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	organ,
definition	:	a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function (noun.body)

hyponym	:	cupule,
definition	:	a sucker on the feet of certain flies (noun.animal)

3. hard candy on a stick (noun.food)

hypernym	:	candy, confect,
definition	:	a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts (noun.food)

4. flesh of any of numerous North American food fishes with toothless jaws (noun.food)

hypernym	:	freshwater fish,
definition	:	flesh of fish from fresh water used as food (noun.food)

part meronym	:	sucker,
definition	:	mostly North American freshwater fishes with a thick-lipped mouth for feeding by suction; related to carps (noun.animal)

5. a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of (noun.person)

hypernym	:	dupe, victim,
definition	:	a person who is tricked or swindled (noun.person)

6. a drinker who sucks (as at a nipple or through a straw) (noun.person)

hypernym	:	drinker,
definition	:	a person who drinks liquids (noun.person)

7. a shoot arising from a plant's roots (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	shoot,
definition	:	a new branch (noun.plant)

8. an organ specialized for sucking nourishment or for adhering to objects by suction (noun.animal)

derivation	:	breastfeed, give suck, lactate, nurse, suck, suckle, wet-nurse,
definition	:	give suck to (verb.consumption)

9. a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of (noun.person)

derivation	:	befool, cod, dupe, fool, gull, put on, put one across, put one over, slang, take in,
definition	:	fool or hoax (verb.communication)

derivation	:	absorb, draw, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, take in, take up,
definition	:	take in, also metaphorically (verb.contact)

derivation	:	befool, fool, gull,
definition	:	make a fool or dupe of (verb.social)

10. a drinker who sucks (as at a nipple or through a straw) (noun.person)

derivation	:	suck,
definition	:	draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth (verb.consumption)

11. an organ specialized for sucking nourishment or for adhering to objects by suction (noun.animal)

derivation	:	breastfeed, give suck, lactate, nurse, suck, suckle, wet-nurse,
definition	:	give suck to (verb.consumption)

12. a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of (noun.person)

derivation	:	befool, cod, dupe, fool, gull, put on, put one across, put one over, slang, take in,
definition	:	fool or hoax (verb.communication)

derivation	:	absorb, draw, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, take in, take up,
definition	:	take in, also metaphorically (verb.contact)

derivation	:	befool, fool, gull,
definition	:	make a fool or dupe of (verb.social)

13. a drinker who sucks (as at a nipple or through a straw) (noun.person)

derivation	:	suck,
definition	:	draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth (verb.consumption)