Hooker

Hooker may be:

1. A prostitute
2. A position in rugby union or rugby league - see Rugby union positions and Rugby League positions. It is the central position in the front row of thescrum. In rugby union, the hooker also throws into the line-out.
3. Several famous people have had the surname Hooker:
   • William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865) English botanist
   • Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817-1911) English botanist (son of William Jackson Hooker)
   • John Lee Hooker (1917-2001) American blues singer and guitarist
   • Joseph Hooker (1814-1879) American Civil War General, who is incorrectly credited with originating meaning #1
   • Richard Hooker (theologian) (1554-1600) Anglican theologian