Sucker | Mean of sucker in English Dictionary
/ˈsʌkɚ/
- Noun
- a person who is easily tricked or deceived
- He's just a con artist looking for another sucker.
- There's a sucker born every minute. [=there are many people who are easily tricked or deceived]
- a person who is very strongly attracted to a particular type of thing or person
- She's a sucker for mystery novels. [=she likes mystery novels very much]
- He's a sucker for women with dark hair.
- an annoying person or thing
- That kid is a mean little sucker.
- I got the other window open, but I just can't seem to get this sucker [=this window] to budge.
- a person who sucks something specified
- She's a thumb-sucker.
- a part of an animal's body that is used for sucking or for attaching to things
- the suckers on an octopus's arms
- a new branch that grows from the base of a plant
- Cut off any suckers growing at the base of the bush.
- Verb
- to deceive or trick (someone) in order to make that person do (something)
- I was suckered into volunteering at the cookout.
- She suckered me into paying for her meal.
- How did I get suckered into (doing) this?