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sucker

suc·ker

UK/ˈsʌk.ə/ US/ˈsʌk.ɚ/ common british informal slang uk us

noun

1.
2.

a shoot arising from a plant''s roots

3.

a drinker who sucks (as at a nipple or through a straw)

4.

flesh of any of numerous North American food fishes with toothless jaws

5.
6.

an organ specialized for sucking nourishment or for adhering to objects by suction

7.

mostly North American freshwater fishes with a thick-lipped mouth for feeding by suction; related to carps

Origin

From Middle English souker, sokere, sukkere, soukere, equivalent to suck (verb) + -er.

Phrases

  • a sucker is born every minute
  • all-day sucker
  • ass sucker
  • cock sucker
  • cow sucker
  • gully sucker
  • Klamath smallscale sucker
  • Lost River sucker

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