hooker
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noun \ˈhu̇-kər\Definition of HOOKER
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: one that hooks
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: drink <a hooker of Scotch>
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First Known Use of HOOKER
1567
2hooker
nounDefinition of HOOKER
: a one-masted fishing boat used on the English and Irish coasts; also : a small clumsy boat
Origin of HOOKER
Dutch hoeker, alteration of Middle Dutch hoecboot, from hoec fishhook + boot boat
First Known Use: 1801
Hook·er
biographical name \ˈhu̇-kər\Definition of HOOKER
Joseph 1814–1879 Am. gen.
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Sir Joseph Dalton 1817–1911 Eng. botanist
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Richard 1554–1600 Eng. theol.
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Thomas 1586?–1647 Eng. Puritan clergyman & founder of Connecticut
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