snooker

See also: Snooker

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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• enPR: sno͞o'kə(r), IPA^(key): /ˈsnuːkə(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -uːkə(r)
• enPR: sno͝o'kər, IPA^(key): /ˈsnʊkəɹ/
• Rhymes: -ʊkə(r)

Noun

snooker (countable and uncountable, plural snookers)

1. A cue sport, popular in the UK and other Commonwealth of Nations countries.
2. (snooker, pool) The situation where the cue ball is in such a position that the opponent cannot directly hit the required ball with it.

Derived terms

• Savile snooker
• volunteer snooker

Translations

cue sport

• Afrikaans: snoeker
• Albanian: lojë biliardo
• Amharic: ስኑከር (sənukär)
• Arabic: سْنُوكَر m (snukar), سْنُوكَر m (snūkar)
• Armenian: սնուկեր (hy) (snuker)
• Azerbaijani: bilardo
• Basque: billarra
• Belarusian: сну́кер m (snúkjer)
• Bengali: স্নুকার (snukar)
• Bulgarian: сну́кър m (snúkǎr)
• Catalan: billar (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 士碌架 (yue) (si⁶ luk¹ gaa^3-2)

  Mandarin: 斯諾克／斯诺克 (zh) (sīnuòkè), 斯诺克 (zh) (sīnuòkè), 桌球 (zh) (zhuōqiú)

• Czech: kulečník m
• Dutch: snooker (nl)
• Estonian: snuuker
• Finnish: snooker (fi)
• French: billard (fr) m
• Galician: sinuca f
• Georgian: სნუკერი (snuḳeri)
• German: Snooker (de)
• Greek: σνούκερ m (snoúker)
• Gujarati: સ્નૂકર n (snūkar)
• Haitian Creole: biyar, snooke
• Hebrew: סנוקר (he) m (snoqr)
• Hindi: स्नूकर (snūkar)
• Hungarian: sznúker
• Icelandic: snóker
• Indonesian: menipu (id), memperdaya (id)
• Irish: snúcar m
• Italian: biliardo (it) m, stecca (it) f
• Japanese: スヌーカー (ja) (sunūkā)
• Kannada: ಸ್ನೂಕರ್ (snūkar)
• Kazakh: снукер (snuker)
• Khmer: កីឡាស្នុកឃ័រ (kəylaahnukkhɔə)
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• Korean: 스누커 (seunukeo)
• Kyrgyz: снукер (snuker)
• Latvian: snūkers
• Lithuanian: snukeris m, biliardas (lt) f
• Macedonian: снукер m (snuker)
• Malay: snuker
• Manx: snooker m
• Maori: piriota
• Mongolian: снукер (snuker)
• Pashto: سنوکر (snuker)
• Persian: اسنوکر (esnuker)
• Polish: snooker (pl) m
• Portuguese: sinuca (pt) f
• Romanian: răsturna (ro)
• Russian: сну́кер (ru) m (snúker), билья́рд (ru) m (bilʹjárd)
• Scottish Gaelic: snucair m
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: снукер m

  Roman: snooker m, snuker m

• Sinhalese: ජ්යෙෂ්ඨ මලල (jyeṣṭha malala)
• Slovak: gulečník m
• Slovene: snooker m
• Spanish: billar (es) m
• Swedish: snooker (sv)
• Tagalog: snuker
• Tamil: ஸ்னூக்கர் (sṉūkkar)
• Telugu: స్నూకర్ (snūkar)
• Thai: เฟรม (fraym)
• Turkish: bir tür bilardo
• Ukrainian: сну́кер m (snúker)
• Uzbek: snuker (uz), bilyard (uz)
• Vietnamese: bi da
• Welsh: snwcer (cy) m
• Xhosa: yeebhola
• Yiddish: סנוקער (snuker)

Verb

snooker (third-person singular simple present snookers, present participle snookering, simple past and past participle snookered)

1. (intransitive) To play the game of snooker. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
2. (transitive) To fool or bamboozle.
   • 2018: Ezra Klein, "Paul Ryan's Long Con", Vox.com, https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/12/10/17929460/paul-ryan-speaker-retiring-debt-deficits-trump

     But to critics like the New York Times's Paul Krugman, Ryan was an obvious con man weaponizing the deficit to hamstring Obama's presidency, weaken the recovery, and snooker Beltway centrists eager to champion a reasonable-seeming Republican.

3. (transitive, snooker, pool) To place the cue ball in such a position that (the opponent) cannot directly hit the required ball with it.
4. (transitive, by extension) To put (someone) in a difficult situation.
5. To become or cause to become inebriated. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

See also

• billiards
• pool

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English snooker.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: snoo‧ker
• Rhymes: -ukər

Noun

snooker m (plural snookers, diminutive snookertje n)

1. snooker

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Finnish

Alternative forms

• snuukkeri (colloquial)

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English snooker.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsnuːker/, [ˈs̠nuːk̟e̞r]
• IPA^(key): /ˈsnuːkːer/, [ˈs̠nuːkːe̞r]

Noun

snooker

1. snooker

Declension

Inflection of snooker (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		snooker	snookerit
genitive		snookerin	snookerien snookereiden snookereitten
partitive		snookeria	snookereita snookereja
illative		snookeriin	snookereihin
		singular	plural
nominative		snooker	snookerit
accusative	nom.	snooker	snookerit
	gen.	snookerin
genitive		snookerin	snookerien snookereiden snookereitten
partitive		snookeria	snookereita snookereja
inessive		snookerissa	snookereissa
elative		snookerista	snookereista
illative		snookeriin	snookereihin
adessive		snookerilla	snookereilla
ablative		snookerilta	snookereilta
allative		snookerille	snookereille
essive		snookerina	snookereina
translative		snookeriksi	snookereiksi
abessive		snookeritta	snookereitta
instructive		—	snookerein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of snooker (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative snookerini snookerini accusative nom. snookerini snookerini gen. snookerini genitive snookerini snookerieni snookereideni snookereitteni partitive snookeriani snookereitani snookerejani inessive snookerissani snookereissani elative snookeristani snookereistani illative snookeriini snookereihini adessive snookerillani snookereillani ablative snookeriltani snookereiltani allative snookerilleni snookereilleni essive snookerinani snookereinani translative snookerikseni snookereikseni abessive snookerittani snookereittani instructive — — comitative — snookereineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative snookerisi snookerisi accusative nom. snookerisi snookerisi gen. snookerisi genitive snookerisi snookeriesi snookereidesi snookereittesi partitive snookeriasi snookereitasi snookerejasi inessive snookerissasi snookereissasi elative snookeristasi snookereistasi illative snookeriisi snookereihisi adessive snookerillasi snookereillasi ablative snookeriltasi snookereiltasi allative snookerillesi snookereillesi essive snookerinasi snookereinasi translative snookeriksesi snookereiksesi abessive snookerittasi snookereittasi instructive — — comitative — snookereinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative snookerimme snookerimme accusative nom. snookerimme snookerimme gen. snookerimme genitive snookerimme snookeriemme snookereidemme snookereittemme partitive snookeriamme snookereitamme snookerejamme inessive snookerissamme snookereissamme elative snookeristamme snookereistamme illative snookeriimme snookereihimme adessive snookerillamme snookereillamme ablative snookeriltamme snookereiltamme allative snookerillemme snookereillemme essive snookerinamme snookereinamme translative snookeriksemme snookereiksemme abessive snookerittamme snookereittamme instructive — — comitative — snookereinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative snookerinne snookerinne accusative nom. snookerinne snookerinne gen. snookerinne genitive snookerinne snookerienne snookereidenne snookereittenne partitive snookerianne snookereitanne snookerejanne inessive snookerissanne snookereissanne elative snookeristanne snookereistanne illative snookeriinne snookereihinne adessive snookerillanne snookereillanne ablative snookeriltanne snookereiltanne allative snookerillenne snookereillenne essive snookerinanne snookereinanne translative snookeriksenne snookereiksenne abessive snookerittanne snookereittanne instructive — — comitative — snookereinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative snookerinsa snookerinsa accusative nom. snookerinsa snookerinsa gen. snookerinsa genitive snookerinsa snookeriensa snookereidensa snookereittensa partitive snookeriaan snookeriansa snookereitaan snookerejaan snookereitansa snookerejansa inessive snookerissaan snookerissansa snookereissaan snookereissansa elative snookeristaan snookeristansa snookereistaan snookereistansa illative snookeriinsa snookereihinsa adessive snookerillaan snookerillansa snookereillaan snookereillansa ablative snookeriltaan snookeriltansa snookereiltaan snookereiltansa allative snookerilleen snookerillensa snookereilleen snookereillensa essive snookerinaan snookerinansa snookereinaan snookereinansa translative snookerikseen snookeriksensa snookereikseen snookereiksensa abessive snookerittaan snookerittansa snookereittaan snookereittansa instructive — — comitative — snookereineen snookereinensa

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from English snooker.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snu.kɛʁ/

Noun

snooker m (plural snookers)

1. snooker

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Manx

Etymology

Borrowed from English snooker.

Noun

snooker m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

1. snooker

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English snooker.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): //ˈsnu.kɛr//

Noun

snooker m inan

1. snooker

Declension

Declension of snooker

	singular	plural
nominative	snooker	snookery
genitive	snookera	snookerów
dative	snookerowi	snookerom
accusative	snooker	snookery
instrumental	snookerem	snookerami
locative	snookerze	snookerach
vocative	snookerze	snookery