Hooker

Hooker may be:

A prostitute
Galway Hooker, a traditional sailing vessel from the west coast of Ireland
Hooker (rugby), a position in rugby union or rugby league
Hooker Glacier, a glacier close to the slopes of Mount Cook in the Southern Alps of New Zealand
An expert practitioner of catch wrestling who has an expanded knowledge of joint locks and muscle holds and can end a fight in seconds if needed to.
Title of Lou Thesz's book on Professional Wrestling
The former name of rock band Aerosmith
The 100 inch Hooker Telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory

Hooker is the surname of:

Evelyn Hooker, Dr. (1907–1996), American psychologist who showed in the 1950s that gay people cannot be distinguished from straight ones by their mental state or capacity
Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817–1911), English botanist (son of William Jackson Hooker)
Joseph Hooker (1814–1879), American Civil War General
John Lee Hooker (1917–2001), American blues singer and guitarist
Reginald Hawthorn Hooker, English statistician (son of Joseph Dalton Hooker)
Richard Hooker (1554–1600), Anglican theologian
Richard Hooker, pseudonym of H. Richard Hornberger (1924–1997), Author of M*A*S*H
Stanley George Hooker (1907–1984), English aero-engine designer
Thomas Hooker (1586–1647), a Puritan leader
William Jackson Hooker (1785–1865), English botanist