Sucker Definition

sŭkər
suckered, suckering, suckers
noun
suckers
One that sucks, especially an unweaned domestic animal.
American Heritage

A person or thing that sucks.

Wiktionary
A part or device used for sucking.
Webster's New World
A person easily cheated or taken in; dupe.
Webster's New World
An unspecified thing. Used as a generalized term of reference, often as an intensive.
American Heritage
verb
suckered, suckering, suckers
To bear suckers, or shoots.
Webster's New World
To remove suckers, or shoots, from.
Webster's New World
To make a dupe of; trick.
Webster's New World

To fool someone; to take advantage of someone.

The salesman suckered him into signing an expensive maintenance contract.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Sucker

Noun

Singular:
sucker
Plural:
suckers

Origin of Sucker

  • Possibly from the Pig in a poke scam, where victims were tricked into believing they were buying a young (that is a suckling) pig. Also possibly from suckener.

    From Wiktionary

  • Possibly from German Sache (thing).

    From Wiktionary

  • From the verb suck.

    From Wiktionary

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