Hyphenation of sucker

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word sucker? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

suck-er

Definitions of sucker:

1.	A person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
2.	A shoot arising from a plant's roots
3.	A drinker who sucks (as at a nipple or through a straw)
4.	Flesh of any of numerous North American food fishes with toothless jaws
5.	Hard candy on a stick
6.	An organ specialized for sucking nourishment or for adhering to objects by suction
7.	Mostly North American freshwater fishes with a thick-lipped mouth for feeding by suction Related to carps

Synonyms of sucker:

noun	chump, fool, gull, mark, patsy, fall guy, soft touch, mug, victim, dupe
noun	shoot
noun	drinker
noun	freshwater fish
noun	lollipop, all-day sucker, candy
noun	organ
noun	catostomid

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Hyphenator

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