Synonyms for sucker

Grammar : Noun

Spell : suhk-er

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsʌk ər

Définition of sucker

Origin : "young mammal before it is weaned," late 14c., agent noun from suck. Slang meaning "person who is easily deceived" is first attested 1836, American English, on notion of naivete; the verb in this sense is from 1939. But another theory traces the slang meaning to the fish called a sucker (1753), on the notion of being easy to catch in their annual migrations. Meaning "lollipop" is from 1823.

noun victim

Example sentences :

An Indian, of the Sucker tribe, whom he had previously met, was sitting there.
Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson

Let us in the first place, in this chapter, speak of the first, the Sucker.
Extract from : « The Sea » by Jules Michelet

In the oldest strata we find two wondrous creatures, the Devourer and the Sucker.
Extract from : « The Sea » by Jules Michelet

The Sucker of the soft gelatinous world, was himself soft and gelatinous.
Extract from : « The Sea » by Jules Michelet

Sucker said at once, “You may eat me if you can, but that has still to be decided.”
Extract from : « Myths and Legends of the Mississippi Valley and the Great Lakes » by Various

She went to Shrewsbury and called on Mr. Sucker, in Newport.
Extract from : « Female Warriors, Vol. II (of 2) » by Ellen C. Clayton

Mr. Sucker was satisfied, and did not desire to burden himself with specie.
Extract from : « Quodlibet » by John P. Kennedy

Sucker, very indecorously putting in his word a second time.
Extract from : « Quodlibet » by John P. Kennedy

An archer had already been sent on to tell Captain Sucker to make ready for the fight.
Extract from : « Bayard: The Good Knight Without Fear And Without Reproach » by Christopher Hare

But, while the Rats had fooled "Sucker" Johnston and some of his officers, the majority of the crew knew better.
Extract from : « The Measure of a Man » by Randall Garrett

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