Meanings
nounleft hooker (plural left hookers)
plural left hookers · alternative left-hooker
- A left-handed person.
- A motor vehicle with left-hand drive.
- IrelandUKcolloquialderogatoryA Roman Catholic, especially one of Irish descent.
Synonyms: left-footer
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA Roman Catholic, especially one of Irish descent.
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Origin
From English left and hook + -er in the sense of the game of golf.
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APA
left hooker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/left%20hooker
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“left hooker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/left%20hooker. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “left hooker,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/left%20hooker.
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