hooker

1. (n) (US, slang) A prostitute. 2. (n) One who, or that which, hooks. 3. (n) (rugby) A player who hooks the ball out of the scrum with his foot. 4. (n) (cricket) A batsman or batswoman adept at or fond of playing hook shots. 5. (n) A crocheter. 6. (n) (informal, dated) Synonym of hook (“attention-grabbing element of a creative work”). 7. (n) (slang, dated, 1920s to 1940s) An imprecise measure of alcoholic drink; a "slug" (of gin), or an overlarge gulp. 8. (n) A small fishing boat. 9. (n) (nautical, slang, derogatory) Any antiquated craft. 10. (n) (archaic, thieves' cant) A thief who uses a pole with a hook on the end to steal goods. 11. (n) A surname originating as an occupation for a maker of hooks. 12. (n) A number of places in the United States: 13. (n) An unincorporated community in Tehama County, California. 14. (n) An unincorporated community in Dade County, Georgia. 15. (n) An unincorporated community in Clay County, Kentucky. 16. (n) A ghost town in Pulaski County, Missouri. 17. (n) Two townships in Nebraska, in Dixon County and Gage County. 18. (n) An unincorporated community in Fairfield County, Ohio. 19. (n) A small city in Texas County, Oklahoma. 20. (n) An unincorporated community in Turner County, South Dakota. 21. (n) Alternative spelling of hookah. [(recreational inhalants) A pipe with a long flexible tube that draws the smoke through water, traditionally used for smoking tobacco, which is often flavored.]