hooker
/ˈhʊkɚ/
noun
Common
1.n.United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879)
2.n.English theologian (1554-1600)
3.n.a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
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hooker and hoover differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. hooker means “United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879)”. hoover means “United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932)”. hooker is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈhʊkɚ/
1.n.United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879)
2.n.English theologian (1554-1600)
3.n.a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
| hooker | hoover | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈhʊkɚ/ | /ˈhuvɚ/ |
| Said | HUUK-ur | HOO-vur |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 6 | 6 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun, verb |
| Senses | 5 | 5 |
| How common | Common | Familiar |
| Synonyms | Joseph Hooker, Fighting Joe Hooker | William Hoover, William Henry Hoover |
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/ˈhuvɚ/
1.n.United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932)
2.n.United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972)
3.n.31st President of the United States; in 1929 the stock market crashed and the economy collapsed and Hoover was defeated for reelection by Franklin Roosevelt (1874-1964)