hooker meaning and definition

HOOKER noun

Definition of Hooker (noun)

1. United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879)
   • synonyms: Fighting Joe Hooker, Joseph Hooker
2. English theologian (1554-1600)
   • synonyms: Richard Hooker
3. a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
   • synonyms: floozie, floozy, hustler, slattern, street girl, streetwalker
4. a golfer whose shots typically curve left (for right-handed golfers)
5. (rugby) the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum who tries to capture the ball with the foot