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1suck·er Listen to audio/ˈsʌkɚ/ noun
plural suck·ers
[count] 1 informal : a person who is easily tricked or deceived
He's just a con artist looking for another sucker. There's a sucker born every minute. [=there are many people who are easily tricked or deceived]
2 informal : a person who is very strongly attracted to a particular type of thing or person — + for She's a sucker for mystery novels. [=she likes mystery novels very much] He's a sucker for women with dark hair.
3 chiefly US, informal : an annoying person or thing
That kid is a mean little sucker. I got the other window open, but I just can't seem to get this sucker [=this window] to budge.
4 : a person who sucks something specified — usually used in combination She's a thumb-sucker.
5 : a part of an animal's body that is used for sucking or for attaching to things
the suckers on an octopus's arms
6 : a new branch that grows from the base of a plant
Cut off any suckers growing at the base of the bush.
7 US, informal : lollipop
8 Brit : suction cup

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