(hk′ər) noun
1. A two–masted Dutch vessel.
2. A fishing boat used on the English and Irish coasts.
3. An old or clumsy craft. [<Du. hoeker <hoek hook]

(hk′ər) noun Slang
A drink, especially an alcoholic one. [<HOOK, prob. with ref. to the bend of the arm in drinking]

(hk′ər) noun Slang
A prostitute. [from Corlears Hook, formerly a notorious waterfront district in Manhattan]

(hk′ər), Joseph,
1814–79, Union general in the American Civil War.
—Sir Joseph Dalton,
1817–1911, English botanist.
—Richard,
1554?–1600, English theologian.
—Thomas,
1586?–1647, English clergyman, one of the founders of Connecticut.
—Sir William Jackson,
1785–1865, English botanist; father of Sir J. D. Hooker.