- Fighting Joe Hooker
- nounUnited States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879)• Syn: ↑Hooker, ↑Joseph Hooker• Instance Hypernyms: ↑general, ↑full general
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Fighting Joe Hooker — Joseph Hooker (Spitzname Fighting Joe; * 13. November 1814 in Hadley, Massachusetts; † 31. Oktober 1879 in Garden City, New York) war ein General der Unionsarmee im amerikanischen Bürgerkrieg … Deutsch Wikipedia
Fighting Joe — Joseph Hooker (Spitzname Fighting Joe; * 13. November 1814 in Hadley, Massachusetts; † 31. Oktober 1879 in Garden City, New York) war ein General der Unionsarmee im amerikanischen Bürgerkrieg … Deutsch Wikipedia
hooker — (n.) prostitute, often traced to the disreputable morals of the Army of the Potomac (American Civil War) under the tenure of Gen. Fighting Joe Hooker (early 1863), and the word might have been popularized by this association at that time (though… … Etymology dictionary
hooker — Ⅰ. hook·er1 (ho͝ok’ər) n. 1) A single masted fishing smack used off the coast of Ireland. 2) An old worn out or clumsy ship. ╂ [Dutch hoeker, from Middle Dutch hoeckboot : hoec, fishhook; see keg + boot, boat.] Ⅱ. hook·er2 (ho͝ok’ … Word Histories
Hooker — (spr. hucker), 1) Sir William Jackson, Botaniker, geb. 6. Juli 1785 in Norwich, gest. 12. Aug. 1865 in Kew, bereiste 1809 Island und wurde 1815 Professor in Glasgow und 1839 Direktor des Botanischen Gartens in Kew, der unter seiner Leitung das… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Joseph Hooker — „Fighting Joe“ Hooker Joseph Hooker (Spitzname Fighting Joe; * 13. November 1814 in Hadley, Massachusetts; † 31. Oktober 1879 in Garden City, New York) war ein General der Unionsarmee im amerikanischen Bürgerkrieg … Deutsch Wikipedia
Hooker, Joseph — born Nov. 13, 1814, Hadley, Mass., U.S. died Oct. 31, 1879, Garden City, N.Y. U.S. Army officer. He attended West Point and served in the Mexican War. Appointed brigadier general of volunteers at the outbreak of the American Civil War, he… … Universalium
Hooker — How the word hooker came to mean prostitute has never been satisfactorily established. Willard R. Espy says that the word harlot is descended from Old German Hari, army, and Lot, loiterer, a camp follower. But hooker, some believe, evolved… … Dictionary of eponyms
Hooker, Joseph — (13 nov. 1814, Hadley, Mass., EE.UU.–31 oct. 1879, Garden City, N.Y.). Oficial de ejército estadounidense. Ingresó a West Point y prestó servicios en la guerra mexicano estadounidense. Al declararse la guerra de Secesión, ascendió a general de… … Enciclopedia Universal
Hooker,Joseph — Hook·er (ho͝okʹər), Joseph. Known as “Fighting Joe.” 1814 1879. American Union army officer who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at Chancellorsville (1863). * * * … Universalium
