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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026suck•er /ˈsʌkɚ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
- a person or thing that sucks, as a body part of an animal used for sucking or clinging by suction.
- Informal Termsa person easily cheated or deceived:That sucker wound up spending thousands on a roof he didn't need.
- Informal Terms
- [Informal.]a person attracted to something mentioned:She's a sucker for a handsome face.
- Informal Termsa lollipop.
v. [~ + object]
- Slang Terms[Informal.]to make a sucker of;
fool:They suckered him into going along with their stupid plan.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026suck•er
(suk′ər),USA pronunciation n.
- a person or thing that sucks.
- Informal Termsa person easily cheated, deceived, or imposed upon.
- Developmental Biology, Animal Husbandryan infant or a young animal that is suckled, esp. a suckling pig.
- Zoologya part or organ of an animal adapted for sucking nourishment, or for adhering to an object as by suction.
- Fishany of several freshwater, mostly North American food fishes of the family Catostomidae, having thick lips: some are now rare.
- Informal Termsa lollipop.
- Hydraulicsthe piston of a pump that works by suction, or the valve of such a piston.
- Hydraulicsa pipe or tube through which something is drawn or sucked.
- Botanya shoot rising from a subterranean stem or root.
- Informal Termsa person attracted to something as indicated:He's a sucker for new clothes.
- Slang Termsany person or thing:He's one of those smart, handsome suckers everybody likes. They're good boots, but the suckers pinch my feet.
v.t.
- Slang Termsto make a sucker of;
fool;
hoodwink:another person suckered by a con artist.
v.i.
- to send out suckers or shoots, as a plant.
- 1350–1400; 1835–45 for def. 2; Middle English; see suck, -er1
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sucker / ˈsʌkə/ - a person or thing that sucks
- a person who is easily deceived or swindled
- a person who cannot resist the attractions of a particular type of person or thing: he's a sucker for blondes
- a young animal that is not yet weaned, esp a suckling pig
- an organ that is specialized for sucking or adhering
- a cup-shaped device, generally made of rubber, that may be attached to articles allowing them to adhere to a surface by suction
- a strong shoot that arises in a mature plant from a root, rhizome, or the base of the main stem
- a short branch of a parasitic plant that absorbs nutrients from the host
- a pipe or tube through which a fluid is drawn by suction
- any small mainly North American cyprinoid fish of the family Catostomidae, having toothless jaws and a large sucking mouth
- any of certain fishes that have sucking discs, esp the clingfish or sea snail
- a piston in a suction pump or the valve in such a piston
- (transitive) to strip off the suckers from (a plant)
- (intransitive) (of a plant) to produce suckers
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