plural hookers
1
informal + disapproving
: a person who engages in sexual intercourse in exchange for pay : sex worker
2
old-fashioned
: a portion of alcohol : drink
a hooker of whiskey
: a one-masted fishing boat used on the English and Irish coasts
also
: a small clumsy boat
Examples of hooker in a Sentence
Noun (1)
went undercover pretending to be a hooker as part of a sting operation
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Strip clubs, booze, hookers, blow, the whole nine yards.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Strip clubs, booze, hookers, blow, the whole nine yards.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
This is how an institution fractures, a culture declines, and Hollywood’s love for hookers and thieves degrades itself.
—Armond White, National Review, 5 Mar. 2025
Elisabeth Shue played a hooker.
—Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
Sure, they’re meant to be funny, but Tomlin inhabits each of them — from Trudy the homeless woman to Brandy and Tina, hookers tired of being interviewed by intellectuals — with affection and empathy alike.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
This is how an institution fractures, a culture declines, and Hollywood’s love for hookers and thieves degrades itself.
—Armond White, National Review, 5 Mar. 2025
Really nice hookers like Lucia get life-altering windfalls.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Fulton had played a hooker in Girl of the Night (1960), starring Anne Francis, when someone from As the World Turns called her manager looking to see if one of his clients, East of Eden actress Lois Smith, was available to play Lisa.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Strip clubs, booze, hookers, blow, the whole nine yards.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Strip clubs, booze, hookers, blow, the whole nine yards.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
This is how an institution fractures, a culture declines, and Hollywood’s love for hookers and thieves degrades itself.
—Armond White, National Review, 5 Mar. 2025
Elisabeth Shue played a hooker.
—Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
Sure, they’re meant to be funny, but Tomlin inhabits each of them — from Trudy the homeless woman to Brandy and Tina, hookers tired of being interviewed by intellectuals — with affection and empathy alike.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
This is how an institution fractures, a culture declines, and Hollywood’s love for hookers and thieves degrades itself.
—Armond White, National Review, 5 Mar. 2025
Really nice hookers like Lucia get life-altering windfalls.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Hooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hooker. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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