Synonyms for hooker

Noun

1. Hooker, Joseph Hooker, Fighting Joe Hooker, general, full general

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

2. Hooker, Richard Hooker, theologian, theologist, theologizer, theologiser

usage: English theologian (1554-1600)

3. streetwalker, street girl, hooker, hustler, floozy, floozie, slattern, prostitute, cocotte, whore, harlot, bawd, tart, cyprian, fancy woman, working girl, sporting lady, lady of pleasure, woman of the street

usage: a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets

4. hooker, golfer, golf player, linksman

usage: a golfer whose shots typically curve left (for right-handed golfers)

5. hooker, athlete, jock

usage: (rugby) the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum who tries to capture the ball with the foot