sucker

/'sʌkə/
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sucker

A child enjoys a red sucker on a sunny afternoon.

Definition

  1. 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.

  2. 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.
sucker

A child enjoys a red sucker on a sunny afternoon.

Noun
  1. mostly North American freshwater fishes with a thick-lipped mouth for feeding by suction; related to carps
  2. an organ specialized for sucking nourishment or for adhering to objects by suction
  3. hard candy on a stick
  4. flesh of any of numerous North American food fishes with toothless jaws
  5. a drinker who sucks (as at a nipple or through a straw)
  6. a shoot arising from a plant's roots
  7. a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

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