sucker Definition

1a. Someone or something that sucks;


Example: bloodsucker
2. colloq
Someone who is gullible or who can be easily deceived or taken advantage of.
Thesaurus: dupe, fool, pushover, victim, cat's-paw, stooge, sap (slang), patsy (US slang).
3. colloq
Someone who finds a specified type of thing or person irresistable.
Example: a sucker for chocolate ice cream
Form: sucker for something (usually)
4. zool.
A specially adapted organ that helps an insect, sea creature, etc adhere to surfaces by suction so that it can feed, move, etc.
5. A rubber cup-shaped device that is designed to adhere to a surface by creating a vacuum.
6. bot.
A shoot that sprouts from the parent stem or root and which remains attached to the parent plant for nutrients until it is capable of independent existence.

1. To remove the suckers (from a plant).
2. To deceive, cheat, trick or fool.

Example: suckered him out of £50