sucker
noun/ˈsʌkə(r)/
/ˈsʌkər/
- (informal) a person who is easily tricked or persuaded to do something
- She always said the lottery was for suckers.
- sucker for somebody/something (informal) a person who cannot resist somebody/something or likes somebody/something very much
- I've always been a sucker for men with green eyes.
- a special organ on the body of some animals that enables them to stick to a surfaceTopics Plants and treesc2, Fish and shellfishc2
- a disc like a cup in shape, usually made of rubber or plastic, that sticks to a surface when you press it against it
- a part of a tree or bush that grows from the roots rather than from the main stem or the branches and can form a new tree or bush
- (North American English, slang) used to refer in a general way to a person or thing, especially for emphasis
- The pilot said, ‘I don't know how I got the sucker down safely.’
- (North American English, informal) (also lollipop British and North American English)(also British English, informal lolly)a hard round or flat sweet made of boiled sugar on a small stick
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