noun
hooker
HUUK-uh
noun
1
Rugby: the player in the front row of the scrum who hooks the ball back with their foot.
"The hooker won the ball cleanly at the base of the scrum."
2
A vulgar, dated slang term for a prostitute.
"The film's slang term "hooker" now sounds outdated to many viewers."
How to Use Hooker
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDepending on context: a rugby position, or crude slang for a sex worker.
When to use it
The "prostitute" sense is slang and can be considered crude or disrespectful; "sex worker" is the more neutral modern term.
Word Forms
hookers plural, hookers plural, hookers plural
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