hooker

One who, or that which, hooks.

A player who hooks the ball out of the scrum with his foot.

Hooker Dylan Hartley was sent to the sin-bin after yet another infringement at the breakdown and, on the stroke of half-time, Georgia's territorial advantage finally told when number eight Basilaia surged over from the base of the scrum for a try next to the posts.

A batsman or batswoman adept at or fond of playing hook shots.

I once saw Hassett drop England opening batsman and compulsive hooker, Cyril Washbrook, twice in succession at deep fine leg.

A crocheter.

Synonym of hook (“attention-grabbing element of a creative work”).

We regard the first seven seconds of a television commercial as the most critical or crucial in the whole unit — the "Do or Die Seven" — the "moment of decision" or the "hooker", if you will, when we must capture the attention of the viewer, get him involved in the action, […]

A prostitute.

All my life, been hustling / And tonight is my appraisal / 'Cause I'm a hooker selling songs / And my pimp's a record label

An imprecise measure of alcoholic drink; a "slug" (of gin), or an overlarge gulp.

Emily had cut short these 3 A.M. glooms with a hooker of bourbon.

Alternative spelling of hookah.