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Definition of 'sucker'English
Etymology 1
From the verb (suck).
Noun
( en-noun)
A person or thing that sucks.
An organ or body part that does the sucking.
An animal such as the octopus and remora, which adhere to other bodies with such organs.
A piece of candy which is sucked; a lollipop.
(horticulture) An undesired stem growing out of the roots or lower trunk of a shrub or tree, especially from the rootstock of a grafted plant or tree.
(British|colloquial) A suction cup.
A suckling animal.
- (Beaumont and Fletcher)
The embolus, or bucket, of a pump; also, the valve of a pump basket.
- (Boyle)
A pipe through which anything is drawn.
A small piece of leather, usually round, having a string attached to the center, which, when saturated with water and pressed upon a stone or other body having a smooth surface, adheres, by reason of the atmospheric pressure, with such force as to enable a considerable weight to be thus lifted by the string; formerly used by children as a plaything.
A parasite; a sponger.
* Fuller
- They who constantly converse with men far above their estates shall reap shame and loss thereby; if thou payest nothing, they will count thee a sucker , no branch.
(slang|archaic) A hard drinker; a soaker.
A person that sucks; a general term of disparagement.
Synonyms
* (piece of candy) lollipop
Verb
( en-verb)
To strip the suckers or shoots from; to deprive of suckers.
- to sucker maize
Etymology 2
Possibly from the (Pig in a poke) scam, where victims were tricked into believing they were buying a young (that is a suckling) pig. Also possibly from suckener.
Noun
( en-noun)
One who is easily fooled, or gulled.
Synonyms
* (one who is easily fooled) chump, fall-guy, fish, fool, gull, mark, mug, patsy, rube, schlemiel, soft touch
* See also
Verb
( en-verb)
To fool someone; to take advantage of someone.
- The salesman suckered him into signing an expensive maintenance contract.
Etymology 3
Possibly from German (thing).
Noun
( en-noun)
(slang) A thing or object. Any thing or object being called attention to with emphasis, as in "this sucker".
Synonyms
* thing, object
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