"sucker" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsʌk.ə/ [UK], /ˈsʌk.ɚ/ [US] Audio: en-au-sucker.ogg [Australia] Forms: sucker [singular], suckers [plural]
Etymology: suck + -er Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|suck|er}} suck + -er Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A sucker is something that sucks, in the sense that it sucks fluid from something.
    Sense id: simple-sucker-en-noun-onzgg7yN
  2. A sucker is someone who is easy to trick or deceive. They are gullible.
    Sense id: simple-sucker-en-noun-NTYxq4Ji Categories (other): Slang
  3. A sucker is another word for a lollipop. It can also mean any candy that you suck on.
    Sense id: simple-sucker-en-noun-aJK2e62e
  4. If someone is a sucker for something or someone, they are very attracted to it.
    Sense id: simple-sucker-en-noun-klH2B8T-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -er
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