hooker

CEFRC1

/ˈhʊk.ə/

noun

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01
noun
A person who has sex for money.
02
noun
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A batsman or batswoman adept at or fond of playing hook shots.

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Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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The hooker is old.
I once saw Hassett drop England opening batsman and compulsive hooker, Cyril Washbrook, twice in succession at deep fine leg.
Emily had cut short these 3 A.M. glooms with a hooker of bourbon.

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I once saw Hassett drop England opening batsman and compulsive hooker, Cyril Washbrook, twice in succession at deep fine leg.
1990, Ashes: Battles and Bellylaughs, Byron Bay: Swan Publishing, page 32
Hooker Dylan Hartley was sent to the sin-bin after yet another infringement at the breakdown and, on the stroke of half-time, Georgia's territorial advantage finally told when number eight Basilaia surged over from the base of the scrum for a try next to the posts.
2011 September 18, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia”, in BBC Sport
In England there are Brighton Beach boats, Centre-board sloops, Pollywogs, Lough Erne yachts, Unas, New Brighton sailing-boats, yachts of the Norfolk Broads, Itchen, Clyde sailing and Keystone boats, Penzance luggers, Cobbles, Galways, Hookers and Pookhauns […]
1884, James Douglas Jerrold Kelley, American Yachts: Their Clubs and Races, page 161
They are sure to be clyd in the night by the angler, or hooker, or such like pilferers that liue upon the spoyle of other poore people.
c. 1608–1610, Samuel Rid, Martin Mark-all, Beadle of Bridewell
Suffer none, from far or near, / With their rights to interfere; / No strange Abram, Ruffler crack— / Hooker of another pack—
1834, William Harrison Ainsworth, Rookwood, volume 2, Oath of the Canting Crew, page 339

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From hook (verb) + -er.