"hookerish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-hookerish.ogg [Australia] Forms: more hookerish [comparative], most hookerish [superlative]
Etymology: hooker + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hooker|ish}} hooker + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} hookerish (comparative more hookerish, superlative most hookerish)
  1. (slang) Resembling or befitting a prostitute. Tags: slang Synonyms: whorelike, whorish
    Sense id: en-hookerish-en-adj-ufZSccPR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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