hook·er /ˈhʊkɚ/
 引人上鉤者


 Hook·er n.
 1. One who, or that which, hooks.
 2. Naut. (a) A Dutch vessel with two masts. (b) A fishing boat with one mast, used on the coast of Ireland. (c) A sailor's contemptuous term for any antiquated craft.

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 Hooker
      n 1: United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at
           Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879) [syn: {Joseph
           Hooker, Fighting Joe Hooker]
      2: English theologian (1554-1600) [syn: Richard Hooker]
      3: a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
         [syn: streetwalker, street girl, hustler, floozy,
         floozie, slattern]
      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