Sucker — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

a shoot arising from a plant's roots

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈʌkɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈʌkə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈʌkə/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈʌkɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fool patsy soft touch all-day sucker gull mark mug chump lollipop fall guy

Word Forms

fool	verb	fool or hoax
gull	verb	make a fool or dupe of
suck	verb	take in, also metaphorically

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Saugnapf

eine Person, die leichtgläubig und leicht auszunutzen ist

🇫🇷French

ventouse

une personne crédule et facile à exploiter

🇪🇸Spanish

ventosa

una persona que es crédula y fácil de aprovechar

🇮🇹Italian

ventosa

una persona credulona e di cui è facile approfittarsi

🇳🇱Dutch

sukkel

iemand die goedgelovig is en waar gemakkelijk misbruik van kan worden gemaakt

🇵🇹Portuguese

otário

uma pessoa que é ingênua e fácil de tirar vantagem

🇷🇺Russian

лох

доверчивый человек, которым легко воспользоваться

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चूसने वाला

ऐसा व्यक्ति जो भोला हो और जिसका फायदा उठाना आसान हो

🇧🇩Bengali

চোষা

একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি নির্দোষ এবং সুবিধা গ্রহণ করা সহজ

🇮🇳Tamil

உறிஞ்சுபவன்

ஏமாற்றக்கூடிய மற்றும் எளிதில் பயன்படுத்திக் கொள்ளக்கூடிய ஒரு நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

పీల్చేవాడు

మోసపూరిత మరియు సులభంగా ప్రయోజనాన్ని పొందగల వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

शोषक

एक व्यक्ती जी मूर्ख आहे आणि त्याचा फायदा घेणे सोपे आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચૂસનાર

એવી વ્યક્તિ કે જે દોષિત અને લાભ લેવા માટે સરળ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಕ್ಕರ್

ಮೋಸಗಾರ ಮತ್ತು ಸುಲಭವಾಗಿ ಲಾಭ ಪಡೆಯುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുലകുടിക്കുന്നവൻ

വഞ്ചനാപരവും എളുപ്പത്തിൽ പ്രയോജനപ്പെടുത്താവുന്നതുമായ ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੂਸਣ ਵਾਲਾ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਭੋਲਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਫਾਇਦਾ ਉਠਾਉਣਾ ਆਸਾਨ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

چوسنے والا

ایک ایسا شخص جو غلط ہے اور فائدہ اٹھانا آسان ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

吸盘

容易受骗、容易被利用的人

🇯🇵Japanese

吸盤

騙されやすく利用されやすい人

🇰🇷Korean

빨판

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🇻🇳Vietnamese

kẻ ngu ngốc

một người cả tin và dễ bị lợi dụng

🇹🇭Thai

เครื่องดูด

บุคคลที่ใจง่ายและเอาเปรียบได้ง่าย

🇮🇩Indonesian

memperdaya

seseorang yang mudah tertipu dan mudah dimanfaatkan

🇵🇭Filipino

pasusuhin

isang taong mapanlinlang at madaling samantalahin

🇲🇾Malay

mamat

seorang yang mudah tertipu dan mudah diambil kesempatan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مصاصة

شخص ساذج وسهل الاستفادة منه

🇮🇷Persian

مکنده

فردی که ساده لوح است و به راحتی می توان از او سوء استفاده کرد

🇹🇷Turkish

enayi

saf ve faydalanılması kolay bir kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

פֶּתִי

אדם פתי וקל לנצל אותו

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What is the primary definition of the word 'sucker'?

The primary meaning of 'sucker' is 'a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of'.

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Using 'sucker' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'sucker' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'sucker' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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