sucker

sucker
sucker [{{t}}'sʌkə(r)]
1 noun
(a) {{}}familiar{{}} (dupe) pigeon m, gogo m;
∎ he's a real sucker c'est un vrai pigeon;
∎ I'm a sucker for chocolate je ne sais pas résister au chocolat, je raffole du chocolat;
∎ to be a sucker for a pretty face ne pas savoir résister à un joli visage;
∎ {{}}American{{}} you've been played for a sucker vous vous êtes fait rouler ou pigeonner;
∎ OK, sucker, you asked for it OK, mec, tu l'auras voulu
(b) {{}}British{{}} (suction cup or pad) ventouse f;
∎ there are rubber suckers on the end of the arrows il y a des ventouses au bout des flèches
(c) {{}}Zoology{{}} (of insect) suçoir m; (of octopus, leech) ventouse f
(d) {{}}Botany{{}} drageon m
(e) {{}}American{{}} (lollipop) sucette f
(f) {{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (despicable man) blaireau m
(g) {{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (object) truc m, machin m, bitoniau m;
∎ what's this sucker for? à quoi ça sert, ce truc?
2 transitive verb
(a) {{}}Horticulture{{}} enlever les drageons de
(b) {{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (dupe) refaire, pigeonner;
∎ she suckered him out of $300 elle l'a refait de 300 dollars
3 intransitive verb
{{}}Botany{{}} (plant) drageonner

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  • Sucker — Suck er (s[u^]k [ e]r), n. 1. One who, or that which, sucks; esp., one of the organs by which certain animals, as the octopus and remora, adhere to other bodies. [1913 Webster] 2. A suckling; a sucking animal. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] 3. The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sucker — may refer to: * Lollipop or sucker, a type of confection * Basal shoot or sucker, a shoot or cane that grows from the base of a tree or shrub * Sucker (fish) or Catostomidae, a family of fish of the order Cypriniformes * Suckers, cup shaped parts …   Wikipedia

  • Sucker — Suck er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suckered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Suckering}.] 1. To strip off the suckers or shoots from; to deprive of suckers; as, to sucker maize. [1913 Webster] 2. To cheat or deceive (a gullible person); to make a sucker of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sucker — ist der Name folgender Personen: Klaus Jürgen Sucker (* 1956; † 1994), Zoologe und Verhaltensforscher Wolfgang Sucker (* 1905; † 1968), evangelischer Theologe und Kirchenpräsident der Evangelischen Kirche in Hessen und Nassau Diese Seite ist eine …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • sucker — young mammal before it is weaned, late 14c., agent noun from SUCK (Cf. suck). Slang meaning person who is easily deceived is first attested 1836, Amer.Eng., on notion of naivete; the verb in this sense is from 1939. But another theory traces the… …   Etymology dictionary

  • sucker — ► NOUN 1) a rubber cup that adheres to a surface by suction. 2) a flat or concave organ enabling an animal to cling to a surface by suction. 3) informal a gullible person. 4) (a sucker for) informal a person especially susceptible to or fond of… …   English terms dictionary

  • Sucker — Suck er, v. i. To form suckers; as, corn suckers abundantly. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sucker — Assez rare en France, ce nom semble désigner, comme Suck (57), celui qui est originaire d une localité allemande appelée Suckau ou Suckow (Allemagne orientale) …   Noms de famille

  • sucker — [suk′ər] n. 1. a person or thing that sucks ☆ 2. any of a family (Catostomidae, order Cypriniformes) of bony fishes with a mouth adapted for sucking, found in freshwater of E Asia and North America 3. a part or device used for sucking; specif.,… …   English World dictionary

  • sucker — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n., informal, lollipop, all day sucker, sourball; slang, dupe, gull, pushover, [easy] mark, soft touch. See credulity, sweetness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A fish] Common suckers include: black horse, red… …   English dictionary for students

  • sucker — [[t]sʌ̱kə(r)[/t]] suckers, suckering, suckered 1) N COUNT; N VOC (disapproval) If you call someone a sucker, you mean that it is very easy to cheat them. [INFORMAL] But that is what the suckers want so you give it them... Keep giving us your… …   English dictionary

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