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sucker
[suhk-er]
noun
a person or thing that sucks.
Informal.a person easily cheated, deceived, or imposed upon.
an infant or a young animal that is suckled, especially a suckling pig.
a part or organ of an animal adapted for sucking sucking nourishment, or for adhering to an object as by suction.
any of several freshwater, mostly North American food fishes of the family Catostomidae, having thick lips: some are now rare.
Informal.a lollipop.
the piston of a pump that works by suction, or the valve of such a piston.
a pipe or tube through which something is drawn or sucked.
Botany.a shoot rising from a subterranean stem or root.
Informal.a person attracted to something as indicated.
He's a sucker for new clothes.
Slang.any person or thing.
He's one of those smart, handsome suckers everybody likes. They're good boots, but the suckers pinch my feet.
verb (used with object)
Slang.to make a sucker of; fool; hoodwink.
another person suckered by a con artist.
verb (used without object)
to send out suckers or shoots, as a plant.
sucker
/ ˈʌə /
noun
a person or thing that sucks
slanga person who is easily deceived or swindled
slanga person who cannot resist the attractions of a particular type of person or thing
he's a sucker for blondes
a young animal that is not yet weaned, esp a suckling pig
zoology an organ that is specialized for sucking or adhering
a cup-shaped device, generally made of rubber, that may be attached to articles allowing them to adhere to a surface by suction
botany
a strong shoot that arises in a mature plant from a root, rhizome, or the base of the main stem
a short branch of a parasitic plant that absorbs nutrients from the host
a pipe or tube through which a fluid is drawn by suction
any small mainly North American cyprinoid fish of the family Catostomidae, having toothless jaws and a large sucking mouth
any of certain fishes that have sucking discs, esp the clingfish or sea snail
a piston in a suction pump or the valve in such a piston
verb
(tr) to strip off the suckers from (a plant)
(intr) (of a plant) to produce suckers
sucker
A part by which an animal sucks blood from or uses suction to cling to another animal. Leeches and remoras have suckers.
A shoot growing from the base or root of a tree or shrub and giving rise to a new plant, a clone of the plant from which it comes. The growth of suckers is a form of asexual reproduction.
Other Word Forms
- suckerlike adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of sucker1
Example Sentences
This was the latest one, a sucker right between the eyes.
Although Trump himself evaded the draft, and he reportedly called American soldiers who were killed in war suckers and losers, he likes the strongman aesthetic of an army that is at his beck and call.
I’m a sucker for people who become accidental academics through obsession, the kind of folks who fall so deep into a personal passion that they emerge with a whole taxonomy in tow.
This year has been a nightmare for the whole family, and she said this fiasco on a night that was meant to provide a joyful respite felt like a sucker punch.
Over the Memorial Day weekend, Trump spent some time with the people he called suckers and losers of both the future and the past.
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