snooker

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noun

snook·​er ˈsnu̇-kər How to pronounce snooker (audio)
 chiefly British  ˈsnü-
: a variation of pool played with 15 red balls and 6 variously colored balls

snooker

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verb

snookered; snookering; snookers

transitive verb

: to make a dupe of : hoodwink

Examples of snooker in a Sentence

Verb I can't believe you managed to snooker me with that story about being an orphan.
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Noun
Leagues available: Serie A soccer, Women’s UEFA soccer, MMA, boxing (including an archive), FIBA basketball, Masters snooker. Dan Reilly, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025 People know about his love of esports, but he was fascinated by snooker and horse racing, too. Oliver Kay, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
As Swift makes clear, the Theatre endured only because Burbage was good at improvising and snookering his business partners. Isaac Butler, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025 There was the time he was snookered by a collection of fake letters between Marilyn Monroe and JFK. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snooker

Word History

Etymology

Noun

origin unknown

First Known Use

Noun

1884, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1925, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of snooker was in 1884

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“Snooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snooker. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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