1 (informal) a person who is easily tricked or persuaded to do sth
2 ~ for sb/sth (informal) a person who cannot resist sb/sth or likes sb/sth very much:
I've always been a sucker for men with green eyes.
3 a special organ on the body of some animals that enables them to stick to a surface
4 a disc shaped like a cup, usually made of rubber or plastic, that sticks to a surface when you press it against it
5 a part of a tree or bush that grows from the roots rather than from the main stem or the branches and can form a new tree or bush
6 (AmE, slang) used to refer in a general way to a person or thing, especially for emphasis:
The pilot said, 'I don't know how I got the sucker down safely.'
7 (AmE, informal) = LOLLIPOP
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