Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Hooker

Hooker , noun

1.
One who, or that which, hooks.
2.
(a) (Nautical) A Dutch vessel with two masts.
(b)
(Nautical) A fishing boat with one mast, used on the coast of Ireland.
(c)
(Nautical) A sailor's contemptuous term for any antiquated craft.