sucker

Word parts

suck + -er

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈsʌk.ə/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈsʌk.ɚ/

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Noun

Singular sucker

Plural suckers

1. (countable) A sucker is something that sucks, in the sense that it sucks fluid from something.

   Mosquitos are blood-suckers.

2. (countable) (slang) A sucker is someone who is easy to trick or deceive. They are gullible.
3. (countable) (regional) A sucker is another word for a lollipop. It can also mean any candy that you suck on.
4. (countable) If someone is a sucker for something or someone, they are very attracted to it.

   I'm always a sucker for horror stories.