a shoot arising from a plant's roots
"The gardener carefully dug up the old rhubarb to find new suckers that could be planted in fresh soil."
a drinker who sucks (as at a nipple or through a straw)
"After struggling to get the last bit of milk out, the baby turned into an efficient sucker on his mother's breast."
flesh of any of numerous North American food fishes with toothless jaws
"The chef explained that while some fish have bony structures, we prefer species where the entire body is soft sucker meat."
hard candy on a stick
"He asked me to buy him a cherry sucker while we waited for our tickets at the carnival."
an organ specialized for sucking nourishment or for adhering to objects by suction
"The octopus used its sucker on the underside of its foot to grip the smooth glass wall tightly."
mostly North American freshwater fishes with a thick-lipped mouth for feeding by suction; related to carps
"The angler carefully placed his bait near the muddy bottom, knowing that these large suckers would inevitably be drawn in by the scent."
A person or animal that sucks, especially a breast or udder; especially a suckling animal, young mammal before it is weaned.
"He was a true sucker who grew up in Chicago and never left the state."
Any thing or object.
A native or denizen of Illinois.
To strip the suckers or shoots from; to deprive of suckers.
"The gardener carefully pruned off the excess suckers growing along the base of the raspberry canes to encourage stronger fruit production next season."