Definition
A sex worker, with the term reportedly originating from General Hooker's attempt to restrict prostitution in Civil War–era Washington D.C.—though historians debate this etymology.
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Source: Urban Dictionary (https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hooker&defid=2673000)
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