sucker

Examples

• All

• We chased this sucker on the fairway, and then it died in a sand trap.

  Evolution (2001)

• Boy, do you know, they really like these suckers raw?

  The Favor (1994)

• "Look at the size of that sucker," Freddie said.

  Fiction book (2000)

• OK, so sticklebacks, lump suckers, gobies, things like that.

• I seen plenty of them big suckers in Thailand where my wife's family's from.

  Mega Python vs. Gatoroid (2011)

• Start at the gizzard, slice this sucker open, and scoop out the intestines.

  Like Father Like Son (1987)

• "Got a few suckers and a keeper smallmouth," he says, moving away with a swipe of the paddle.

  Fiction book (1996)

• An estimated 65,000 razorback suckers swam in Lake Mohave two decades ago.

  Academic text (2001)

• Wildlife biologists are particularly concerned about bonytail chubs and razorback suckers.

  Academic text (2001)

• When fishing in the lake, we often catch suckers because they are plentiful in these waters.

Synonyms

C

catostomid

vssucker

• Specialized

9.9

A freshwater fish with a mouth that sucks food from river or lake beds

describes the fish by its thick suction lips and its flesh used as food

Idioms

F

to feel like a sucker

• Offensive

1 8.6

To think you were tricked and regret trusting someone

Compounds

S

sucker punch

• Informal

5 7.2

An unexpected unfair punch or sudden hurtful remark without warning

A

all-day sucker

• US

7.4

A large hard candy on a stick that you suck for a long time

H

hog sucker

• US

9.9

A freshwater fish with a large mouth and lips that act like a cup

R

redhorse sucker

• US

9.9

A freshwater fish with reddish fins that lives in rivers and streams in North America

U

Uncle Sucker

• Offensive

9.9

A person who trusts others and falls for tricks easily

W

whale sucker

9.7

A large fish that clings to whales or dolphins using a suction disk on its head

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology