1. hooker - Noun
2. Hooker - Proper noun
A Dutch vessel with two masts.
A fishing boat with one mast, used on the coast of Ireland.
A sailor's contemptuous term for any antiquated craft.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAccording to Hooker, studies in Toronto on the impact of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS — another global coronavirus outbreak in 2002 — showed the impact of xenophobic sentiment often lasted much longer than the public health scare. Source: Internet
Arrowtown produced a tryfest against Cromwell Cavaliers at Jack Reid Park, winning 66-9, as hooker Ben Carr scored a hat-trick of tries, while Upper Clutha rebounded from the loss to Cromwell Goats with a 34-12 victory over Maniototo at Wanaka. Source: Internet
But if they can't return, Fijian prop Tui Kamikamica impressed in the starting prop position and reserve hooker Harry Grant made an impact when he replaced skipper Cameron Smith 30 minutes into the game. Source: Internet
After the bitter Union defeat at Fredericksburg, President Lincoln named Joseph Hooker commander of the Army of the Potomac. Source: Internet
Although a majority voted to fight, Hooker had had enough, and on the night of May 5–6, he withdrew back across the river at U.S. Ford. Source: Internet
A prominent case can be seen in the Love Canal Homeowner's association (LCHA); in this case a housing development was built on a site that had been used for toxic dumping by the Hooker Chemical Company. Source: Internet