sucker
/'sʌkə/
Definition
Noun:
- A person who is easily deceived or tricked: A "sucker" is an informal and often derogatory term for someone who is gullible, naive, or easily taken advantage of.
- A part of an animal or plant specialized for sucking or adhering: This can refer to an organ, like on an octopus or leech, or a root-like shoot from a plant.
- A type of fish: Refers to various freshwater fish, especially in North America, known for their thick-lipped, suction-feeding mouths.
- A lollipop or hard candy on a stick: A piece of candy designed to be sucked.
- A person or thing that sucks: This can literally mean someone who sucks on something (like a baby) or, in slang, a person who is generally contemptible.
Verb:
- To deceive or trick someone: To make someone a "sucker"; to fool or cheat them.
- To remove shoots from a plant: In botany, to remove the "suckers" (side shoots) from a plant like a tomato.
Examples of Usage
- Noun (Person):
- He felt like a sucker for paying full price. (He felt foolish for not getting a discount.)
- Don't be a sucker for their false promises. (Don't be easily deceived by their false promises.)
- Noun (Animal/Plant Part):
- The octopus uses the suckers on its arms to grip prey.
- The gardener removed the suckers from the base of the rose bush.
- Noun (Candy):
- The child happily licked his cherry sucker.
- Verb:
- They suckered him into buying a worthless product. (They tricked him into buying it.)
Advanced Usage
- "a sucker for (something)": Having a strong and often irrational liking or weakness for something.
- I'm a sucker for romantic comedies. (I really love them and can't resist them.)
- He's a sucker for a good sales pitch. (He is easily persuaded by convincing sales talk.)
Variants and Related Words
- Suck (v): To draw in by creating a partial vacuum; to be very bad or unpleasant.
- Sucker punch (n): An unexpected punch or blow, especially a cowardly one.
- He was knocked out by a sucker punch from behind.
Synonyms
- Noun (Person): Dupe, chump, pushover, patsy, gull, mark.
- Noun (Part): Adhesive disc, pad, shoot, runner.
- Verb: Trick, dupe, con, fool, hoodwink.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Phrases
- Sucker into (doing something): To trick or persuade someone into doing something.
- He was suckered into investing in a scam.
- Sucker up to (someone): (Slang, less common) To flatter or ingratiate oneself with someone.
Related Idioms
- "There's a sucker born every minute.": A saying suggesting that there is always someone new who can be easily fooled.
- "Play someone for a sucker": To treat someone as if they are gullible and easily deceived.
- He thought he could play me for a sucker, but I knew the truth.
Noun
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mostly North American freshwater fishes with a thick-lipped mouth for feeding by suction; related to carps
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an organ specialized for sucking nourishment or for adhering to objects by suction
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hard candy on a stick
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flesh of any of numerous North American food fishes with toothless jaws
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a drinker who sucks (as at a nipple or through a straw)
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a shoot arising from a plant's roots
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a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
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