sucker

/ˈsʌkər/
noun
  1. A person who is easily tricked or fooled.
    • He thought he was getting a great deal, but he was a sucker for believing the salesman.
    • Don't be a sucker — check the facts before you send money.
    • The scam artist looks for suckers who will fall for his lies.
  2. A person who is very fond of or attracted to something or someone.
    • I'm a sucker for romantic comedies.
    • She's a sucker for puppies and kittens.
    • He's a sucker for free samples at the grocery store.
  3. A lollipop or piece of candy on a stick.
    • He unwrapped the sucker and put it in his mouth.
    • She offered me a lemon sucker after dinner.
    • The child chose a red sucker from the jar at the bank.
  4. A type of freshwater fish with a mouth that faces downward, used for sucking food from the bottom.
    • We caught a sucker in the river while fishing for trout.
    • Suckers are often found in muddy or sandy bottoms of lakes.
    • The biologist studied the feeding habits of the white sucker.
  5. A shoot that grows from the root or lower stem of a plant.
    • The rose bush sent up a sucker that was different from the main plant.
    • You should prune the suckers from the tomato plant to help it grow.
    • Gardeners often remove suckers to keep the plant healthy.
  6. A rubber or plastic cup that sticks to a surface by suction.
    • The toy dart has a sucker on the end so it sticks to the window.
    • She attached the phone holder to the dashboard with a sucker.
    • He hung the hook on the wall using a sucker.
verb
  1. To trick or deceive someone, especially into doing something they do not want to do.
    • Don't let them sucker you into working for free.
    • They tried to sucker him into buying a broken car.
    • He was suckered by a fake email asking for his password.
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