sucker
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7.0
- noun
- /ˈsʌkər/
- Offensive
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- Don't be a sucker; always check reviews before buying something online.
- never give a sucker an even break
- give a sucker an even break
- give a sucker an even break
They come out with confidence and we like a bunch of dummies and suckers, believe them, right?
- They come out with confidence and we like a bunch of dummies and suckers, believe them, right?
- You just leave that sucker alone, it's not worth it.
- And you know what those suckers do they give me, right?
Examples
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You don't think maybe he's playing you for a sucker?
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He was such a sucker for get-rich-quick schemes that he invested all his savings.
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That person is a sucker who bought that thing.
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Why rob a bank when you got a sucker for a mother?
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I laugh because the sucker said the words out loud.
Fiction book (1996) -
All you have to do is sign the contract before the suckers change their mind.
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I've always been a sucker for a pretty face with a sad story.
Fiction book (1994) -
"Why don't you just let the poor sucker go?" Jazz asked with a grin.
Fiction book (1996) -
"I smiled, wishing I wasn't such a sucker for his easy charm."
Fiction book (1997) -
It's easy to take advantage of a sucker who doesn't read the fine print in contracts.
Synonyms
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1.4
A person who makes poor decisions and is easily tricked
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8.3
A person who is easily tricked or treated unfairly
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5.6
A person who is gentle, innocent, or easily tricked
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8.6
A person who is easily tricked and blamed by others
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8.8
A person who is easily tricked or cheated
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8.2
A person who is easily tricked or cheated
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7.0
A person who is easily tricked into believing false things
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7.1
A person others can easily trick or cheat
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9.9
A person who is easily tricked or fooled
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9.9
A person who is easily tricked and pitied by others
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9.3
A person who is easily tricked or cheated
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9.9
A person who is foolish and easily tricked
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9.9
A person who trusts others too easily and gets tricked
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9.1
A person who is easily fooled and trusts others too much
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9.9
An old word for a person who is easily tricked
A person who is easily tricked
A person who trusts others and falls for tricks easily
A person who easily agrees and can be taken advantage of
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
A freshwater fish with reddish fins that lives in rivers and streams in North America
How Gullible
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sucker as a person who is easily deceived is a helpful image: think of someone who gets 'sucked in' by a trick. The verb suck here suggests being taken in, so a 'sucker' is someone who is easily fooled.