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FIGHTING JOE HOOKER
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• FIGHTING JOE HOOKER (noun)
The noun FIGHTING JOE HOOKER has 1 sense:
1. United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879)
Familiarity information: FIGHTING JOE HOOKER used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Fighting Joe Hooker; Hooker; Joseph Hooker
Instance hypernyms:
full general; general (a general officer of the highest rank)
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