Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Hooker \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.

Source : WordNet®

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