I. ˈhu̇kə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: hook (II) + -er
1.
a. : one that hooks especially habitually
that cow is a bad hooker
b. slang : thief , pickpocket
c.
[from the fact that they fasten their clothes with hooks rather than buttons]
usually capitalized : one of the Amish Mennonites
d. : a worker that uses a hook or hooking device to fasten, move, handle, or form articles with which he works: as
(1) : a logger that fastens logs to hooks, cables, or tongs by which they may be skidded or loaded
(2) : a steelworker that guides billets in a rolling mill
(3) : a sponge fisher that detaches sponges with a sponge hook
(4) : a maker of hooked rugs
(5) : an operator of a machine for folding and measuring cloth
e. : a player in the front row of a rugby scrum who hooks the ball
2. slang : drink ; especially : a copious drink of liquor
a hooker of hard cider
3.
[probably from hook (II) (to entrap) + -er ]
slang : prostitute
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Dutch hoeker, from earlier hoeckboot, from Middle Dutch hoecboot fishing boat, from hoec fishhook + boot boat — more at hook
1. : a Dutch boat with two masts
2. : a fishing boat with one mast used on the coasts of England and Ireland
3. : an old, outmoded, or clumsy boat