suck·er
suck·er/ˈsəkər/
noun
- a gullible or easily deceived person."if suckers will actually pay to do the work, more fool them"
- a thing or person not specified by name."he's one strong sucker"
- a flat or concave organ enabling an animal to cling to a surface by suction."they attach themselves to fish by means of a sucker"
- a shoot springing from the base of a tree or other plant, especially one arising from the root below ground level at some distance from the main stem or trunk.
- the piston of a suction pump.
- a freshwater fish with thick lips that are used to suck up food from the bottom, native to North America and Asia.
- a lollipop.
verb
- fool or trick (someone)."they got suckered into accepting responsibility"
- (of a plant) produce suckers."it spread rapidly after being left undisturbed to sucker"
May 15, 2024 · to like something so much that you cannot refuse it or judge its real value: I have to confess I'm a sucker for musicals.
The hunter is a sucker for the hunted.• Anyway, the scientists found that the mice were suckers for poisoned tuna.• She was a ...
Sep 30, 2019 · It basically means that you can be easily influenced by some one or something. For instance some men are suckers for a pretty face.
Mar 11, 2010 · The phrase "to be a sucker for (something)" got its wording from the meaning of "sucker" as "someone who is easily deceived". They are, in ...
Someone who tends to be easily attracted to a particular type of person or thing. What can I say—I'm a sucker for romantic comedies!
Sep 10, 2012 · The connection to sucker meaning something like loser, therefore, is that someone who is a sucker for something may get into a bad situation ...
In other words, those suckers are built to last. · At some point you may be able to fool some sucker into renting to own from you. · And it's not just in the form ...
He's a sucker for new clothes. Slang. any person or thing: He's one of those smart, handsome suckers everybody likes. They' ...
If you call someone a sucker, you mean that it is very easy to cheat them. ... But that is what the suckers want so you give it them. ... If you describe someone as ...
: a person who is attracted to pain, suffering, difficulty, etc. He keeps playing football despite all his injuries. I guess he's a sucker for punishment.