sucker
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- noun
- /ˈsʌkər/
- US
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- The children eagerly reached for a colorful sucker after dinner.
- suckers and lollipops
- make suckers
And what is that made out of, Sucker.
- And what is that made out of, Sucker.
- You got one of these, You want a sucker.
Examples
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Did you see the way he was multitasking—eating a sucker with one hand and grabbing candy with the other?
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Blue Raspberry Sucker smells so, so good.
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You want a sucker, Peter Piper?
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Before I pulled away, I unwrapped the sucker and gave it to him.
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I got you one of these suckers.
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Now, don't forget your sucker.
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Here, have a sucker.
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There's nothing like having one of these suckers at your disposal.
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They are called dum-dum suckers.
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One of these suckers is chock full of gum and extreme chili powder.
Synonyms
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A hard sweet on a small stick that you lick or suck
A large hard candy on a stick that you suck for a long time
Idioms
Compounds
A freshwater fish with reddish fins that lives in rivers and streams in North America
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sucker for the candy is named from suck meaning 'to take into the mouth' because you eat this sweet by sucking the candy on a stick.