sucker

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a gullible person who is easily deceived or exploited; informal and disapproving

   The scammer assumed every newcomer was a sucker.

2. 2
   noun

   a person who is especially fond of or unable to resist something; informal, usually in 'a sucker for'

   I am a sucker for old detective stories.

3. 3
   noun

   an organ or device that grips, feeds, or attaches by suction

   Each tentacle ends in a sucker that can grip the rock.

4. 4
   noun

   a hard candy on a stick; chiefly North American

   The child chose a cherry sucker from the jar.

From Middle English souker or sukkere, formed from suck + the agent suffix -er. The literal senses name a person, organ, or object that sucks; the gullible-person sense probably reflects the idea of someone drawn in or easily taken advantage of.

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