HOOKER

• (noun) (rugby) the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum who tries to capture the ball with the foot

• (noun) a golfer whose shots typically curve left (for right-handed golfers)

• (noun) a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets

  synonyms : floozie , floozy , hustler , slattern , street girl , streetwalker

• (noun) English theologian (1554-1600)

  synonyms : richard hooker

• (noun) United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879)

  synonyms : fighting joe hooker , joseph hooker

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