Hooker may refer to:

People

Hooker (surname) Hooker is a surname, originally indicating someone who made hooks or an agricultural worker who used hooks. Notable people with the surname include: * Amani Hooker (born 1998), American football player *Brad Hooker (born 1957), English philosopher ...

Places

Antarctica

Mount Hooker (Antarctica) Mount Hooker () is a rounded summit over high, standing immediately south of Mount Lister in the Royal Society Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, which named it for Sir J ...

Cape Hooker (Antarctica) Cape Hooker () is a cape on the northeastern portion of the peninsula which includes Davis Ice Piedmont, on the north coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica.Cape Dayman lies situated to the immediate east-southeast, forming an outer entrance point to ...

* Cape Hooker (South Shetland Islands)

New Zealand

Hooker River The Hooker River is a river in the Southern Alps of New Zealand. It flows south from Hooker Lake, the glacier lake of Hooker Glacier, which lies on the southern slopes of Aoraki / Mount Cook. After 3 kilometers, it flows through Mueller Glacier ...

Mount Hooker (New Zealand) Mount Hooker is the name of several mountains worldwide: * Mount Hooker (Antarctica) *Mount Hooker (Canada) Mount Hooker is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. It was named in 1827 by David Douglas after William Jack ...

in the

Southern Alps The Southern Alps (; officially Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana) is a mountain range extending along much of the length of New Zealand's South Island, reaching its greatest elevations near the range's western side. The name "Southern ...

Hooker Glacier (New Zealand) Hooker Glacier is one of several glaciers close to the slopes of Aoraki / Mount Cook in the Southern Alps of New Zealand. It is not as large as its neighbour, the Tasman Glacier, measuring 11 kilometres (roughly 6–7 miles) in length. Etymolog ...

, in the Southern Alps

United States

* Hooker, California, an unincorporated community *

Hooker, Georgia Hooker is an unincorporated community in Dade County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. History A post office called Hooker was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1896. The community was named after Joseph Hooker Joseph Hooker ( ...

, an unincorporated community *

Little Goose Creek (Kentucky) Little Goose Creek is a tributary of Goose Creek river in Clay County with headwaters in Laurel County in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is long with its confluence with Goose just south of Manchester, Tributaries and post offices The tributa ...

, location of Hooker post office and river branch *

Hooker, Missouri Hooker is a ghost town in Pulaski County, Missouri, United States, along the former U.S. Route 66 (now Missouri Supplemental Route Z). The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. Built on a new alignment of US 66 (which bypassed the town of Devil ...

, a ghost town * Hooker, Ohio, an unincorporated community *

Hooker, Oklahoma Hooker is a city in Texas County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,918. It is located approximately 20 miles northeast of Guymon on US Route 54 highway. Toponymy The city name honors local cattle fo ...

, a city * Hooker, South Dakota, an unincorporated community *

Hooker County, Nebraska Hooker County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 736. Its county seat is Mullen, which (as of 2019) is the county's only community of substantial size. In the Nebraska license pla ...

Hooker Township, Dixon County, Nebraska Hooker Township is one of thirteen townships in Dixon County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 186 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 184. See also *County government in Nebraska County governmen ...

Hooker Township, Gage County, Nebraska Hooker Township is one of twenty-four townships in Gage County, Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, ...

* Hooker Dam, a proposed dam on the Gila River in New Mexico * Hooker Falls, North Carolina * Mount Hooker (Wyoming)

Elsewhere

Mount Hooker (Canada) Mount Hooker is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. It was named in 1827 by David Douglas after William Jackson Hooker. Until the turn of the century, Mount Hooker and the nearby Mount Brown were thought to be the high ...

, a mountain on the Continental Divide and border between British Columbia and Alberta, Canada *

Hooker and Brown Hooker and Brown are two mythical mountains, once reputed to lie on the great Divide of the Canadian Rockies in Jasper National Park, bordering the Athabasca Pass, the old passage for the fur trade. These two peaks were reputed to be the highest mo ...

, mythical mountains alleged to exist in the Canadian Rockies *

Hooker Island Hooker Island (russian: остров Гукера; ''Ostrov Gukera'') is one of the central islands of Franz Josef Land. It is located in the central area of the archipelago at . It is administered by the Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. History Hoo ...

, Franz Josef Land, Russia

In sport

Hooker (rugby league) Hooker is one of the positions in a rugby league football team. Usually wearing jersey or shirt number 9, the hooker is one of the team's forwards. During scrums the hooker plays in the front row, and the position's name comes from their role of 'h ...

, one of the positions in rugby league football * Hooker, one of the positions in rugby union football * In cricket, a batsman who plays the

hook shot In basketball, a hook shot is a play in which the offensive player, usually turned perpendicular to the basket, gently throws the ball with a sweeping motion of the arm farther from the basket in an upward arc with a follow-through which ends ov ...

* An expert practitioner of

catch wrestling Catch wrestling (originally catch-as-catch-can) is a classical hybrid grappling style and combat sport. It was developed by J. G. Chambers in Britain . It was popularised by wrestlers of travelling funfairs who developed their own submission h ...

* ''Hooker'', book by

Lou Thesz Aloysius Martin "Lou" Thesz (April 24, 1916 – April 28, 2002) was an American professional wrestler. He was a three-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion and held the title for a combined total of 10 years, three months and nine days (3,749 ...

on professional wrestling * A boxer who is particularly known for throwing hooks

Other uses

Prostitute Prostitution is the business or practice of engaging in sexual activity in exchange for payment. The definition of "sexual activity" varies, and is often defined as an activity requiring physical contact (e.g., sexual intercourse, non-penet ...

, colloquially called a "hooker" *

Galway hooker The Galway hooker (''Irish'': ''húicéir'') is a traditional fishing boat used in Galway Bay off the west coast of Ireland. The hooker was developed for the strong seas there. It is identified by its sharp, clean entry, bluff bow, marked tumbleh ...

, a traditional Irish fishing boat *

Hooker Telescope The Mount Wilson Observatory (MWO) is an astronomical observatory in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The MWO is located on Mount Wilson, a peak in the San Gabriel Mountains near Pasadena, northeast of Los Angeles. The observat ...

, a 100-inch telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory * Hooker Emerald, a emerald owned by the Smithsonian Institution * The title character of ''

T. J. Hooker ''T. J. Hooker'' is an American police drama television program starring William Shatner in the title role as a 15-year veteran police sergeant. The series premiered as a mid-season replacement on March 13, 1982, on ABC and ran on the network un ...

'', an American police drama television program, played by William Shatner * "Hooker", a song by Pink from the album ''

Try This ''Try This'' is the third studio album by American singer Pink, released on November 11, 2003, by Arista Records. Wanting to expand more on the rock sound, which she explored on her previous record, ''Missundaztood'', for ''Try This'' Pink collabo ...

'' *

Hooker's Green Varieties of the color green may differ in hue, chroma (also called saturation or intensity) or lightness (or value, tone, or brightness), or in two or three of these qualities. Variations in value are also called tints and shades, a tint be ...

, a particular mixture of green and blue