hooker
売春婦
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
hooker は「売春婦」を指すくだけた俗語で、侮蔑的・不快に響くことがあるため、通常の説明では sex worker がより中立的です。hook に人を表す -er が付いた形として認識できますが、語源を単純に「客を引っかける人」と断定してはいけません。使用場面と語調の強さをセットで覚えましょう。
Recognize hooker as hook plus the person-forming ending -er, but do not assume that this structure proves the word’s historical origin. In the relevant sense, it is a slang term for a woman who sells sexual services. Its tone matters as much as its definition: it can sound crude, dismissive, or insulting. For neutral reporting, professional discussion, or respectful conversation, sex worker is normally the safer expression. Also remember that hooker has unrelated meanings in sports and other specialized contexts, so surrounding words determine the intended sense.
hooker の類義語・関連語
hooker の語源・成り立ち Etymology
語源は諸説あり、19世紀NYの売春街があったCorlear's Hook地区の名から「Hook の女」が転じたとする説が有力。また hook（鉤で引っかける＝客を引く）との関連も指摘される。関連語: hook（引っかける）。地名と動詞の両方が意味形成に影響した語。
The origin of hooker in this sense is uncertain. It is associated in popular explanations with hook, perhaps through the idea of attracting or securing customers. Another often repeated account connects it with Corlear’s Hook, an area of nineteenth-century New York linked with prostitution, but this does not provide a secure, complete derivation. The story involving the American general Joseph Hooker is also not supported as the word’s true origin. Caution is therefore preferable to a single confident explanation.
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