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sucker

11 definitions • 7 examples
1
something that helps an animal or object to stick to a surface:

Examples:

The leech has a sucker at each end of its body.
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informal for
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a new growth on an existing plant that develops under the ground from the root or the main stem, or from the stem below a graft (= part where a new plant has been joined on)
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a person who believes everything they are told and is therefore easy to deceive:

Examples:

You didn't actually believe him when he said he had a yacht, did you? Oh, Annie, you sucker!
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to like something so much that you cannot refuse it or judge its real value:

Examples:

I have to confess I'm a sucker for musicals.
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used to refer to a thing or person that is unpleasant or difficult:

Examples:

I've been working on that paper for weeks and almost have the sucker finished.
He's a mean little sucker, isn't he?
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informal for
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a person who believes everything you say and is therefore easy to deceive
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If you are a sucker for something, you like it so much that you cannot refuse it:

Examples:

Josie’s a sucker for burnt almond ice cream.
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used to refer to a thing that is surprising or that is causing trouble:

Examples:

My car won’t start again, and hopefully between the two of us we can figure out how to make that sucker work.
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