hooker | (n) United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879), Syn. Fighting Joe Hooker, Joseph Hooker |
hooker | (n) English theologian (1554-1600), Syn. Richard Hooker |
hooker | (n) a golfer whose shots typically curve left (for right-handed golfers) |
hooker | (n) (rugby) the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum who tries to capture the ball with the foot |
hooker's green | (n) green pigment consisting of Prussian blue mixed with gamboge |
hooker's onion | (n) a common North American wild onion with a strong onion odor and an umbel of pink flowers atop a leafless stalk; British Columbia to California and Arizona and east to Wyoming and Colorado, Syn. Allium acuminatum |
hooker's orchid | (n) a long-spurred orchid with base leaves and petals converging under the upper sepal, Syn. Habenaria hookeri |
streetwalker | (n) a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets, Syn. floozie, street girl, slattern, hooker, floozy, hustler |