Sucker

  • 21sucker — /ˈsʌkə / (say sukuh) noun 1. someone or something that sucks. 2. an infant or a young animal that is suckled, especially a suckling pig. 3. a part or organ of an animal adapted for sucking nourishment, or for adhering to an object as by suction.… …

  • 22sucker — suck•er [[t]ˈsʌk ər[/t]] n. 1) a person or thing that sucks 2) inf Informal. a person easily cheated, deceived, or imposed upon 3) ahb. a suckling pig 4) zool. a part or organ that is adapted for sucking, or for clinging by suction 5) ich any… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 23sucker — Hag Hag (h[a^]g), n. [OE. hagge, hegge, witch, hag, AS. h[ae]gtesse; akin to OHG. hagazussa, G. hexe, D. heks, Dan. hex, Sw. h[ a]xa. The first part of the word is prob. the same as E. haw, hedge, and the orig. meaning was perh., wood woman, wild …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 24sucker — 1) any organ which has an adhesive action 2) a member of the mostly North American freshwater fish family Catostomidae 3) an easily tricked person. From the easily caught sucker or the innocence of a child feeding at the breast …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 25sucker — noun Sucker is used before these nouns: ↑punch …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 26Sucker — 1. Herkunftsname zu Ortsnamen wie Suckau (Schlesien), Suckow (Mecklenburg Vorpommern, ehem. Pommern/jetzt Polen, Brandenburg), Sukow (Mecklenburg Vorpommern, ehem. Pommern/jetzt Polen). 2. Übername zu mnd. sucker »Zucker« für den Zuckermacher… …

    Wörterbuch der deutschen familiennamen

  • 27sucker — I Australian Slang person easily deceived or imposed upon; dupe II U.S.A.; Pittsburgh, PA one who perpetrates; someone who has a lack of knowledge on certain subjects. Look, sucker, you ve messed with me long enough! …

    English dialects glossary

  • 28sucker — I n A person easily conned or deceived. Don t be a sucker; buy your car from someone you know. 1830s II v To swindle or cheat by deceit. He suckered me into dating his sister. 1840s …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 29sucker — a person who is gullible; easy to persuade    Who will buy that painting? Oh, some sucker will come along …

    English idioms

  • 30sucker — noun 1》 a rubber cup that adheres to a surface by suction.     ↘a flat or concave organ enabling an animal to cling to a surface by suction. 2》 the piston of a suction pump.     ↘a pipe through which liquid is drawn by suction. 3》 informal a… …

    English new terms dictionary