Sucker

  • 11sucker — [[t]sʌ̱kə(r)[/t]] suckers, suckering, suckered 1) N COUNT; N VOC (disapproval) If you call someone a sucker, you mean that it is very easy to cheat them. [INFORMAL] But that is what the suckers want so you give it them... Keep giving us your… …

    English dictionary

  • 12sucker — suck|er1 [ˈsʌkə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(person)¦ 2 be a sucker for somebody/something 3¦(part of an animal)¦ 4¦(sweet)¦ 5¦(plant)¦ 6¦(rubber)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(PERSON)¦ informal someone who is easily tricked or persuaded to do something …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13sucker — n. (colloq.) easily deceived person 1) to make a sucker out of smb. 2) a sucker for (she s a sucker for any hardluck story) * * * [ sʌkə] (colloq.) [ easily deceived person ] to make a sucker out of smb. a sucker for (she s a sucker for any… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 14sucker — suck|er1 [ sʌkər ] noun count ▸ 1 someone easily tricked ▸ 2 lollipop ▸ 3 for sticking onto something ▸ 4 thing ▸ 5 plant growing on another ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) INFORMAL someone who is easily tricked or easily persuaded to do something: One poor… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 15sucker — I UK [ˈsʌkə(r)] / US [ˈsʌkər] noun [countable] Word forms sucker : singular sucker plural suckers 1) informal someone who is easily tricked or easily persuaded to do something One poor sucker had actually given her his life s savings. 2) a round… …

    English dictionary

  • 16sucker — 1. AND sucka n. a dupe; an easy mark. □ See if you can sell that sucker the Brooklyn Bridge. □ The sucker says he oesn’t need a bridge, thank you. 2. tv. to trick or victimize someone. □ That crook suckered me. I should have known b …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 17sucker — I. noun Date: 14th century 1. a. one that sucks especially a breast or udder ; suckling b. a device for creating or regulating suction (as a piston or valve in a pump) c. a pipe or tube through which something is drawn by suction d. (1) an organ… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 18sucker — suckerlike, adj. /suk euhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that sucks. 2. Informal. a person easily cheated, deceived, or imposed upon. 3. an infant or a young animal that is suckled, esp. a suckling pig. 4. a part or organ of an animal adapted for… …

    Universalium

  • 19sucker — 1 noun (C) 1 person informal someone who is easily deceived, tricked, or persuaded to do something they do not want to do: You fell for that old line? Sucker! 2 be a sucker for sth to like something so much that you cannot refuse it: She s a real …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20sucker —    A sucker is someone who is easily fooled, a rather innocent person, like a baby which is still at its mother’s breast. A typical situation in which it would be used is described in Cocksure, by Mordecai Richler:    ‘I’ll flatten him. Like this …

    A dictionary of epithets and terms of address