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JOSEPH HOOKER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879)
Synonyms:
Fighting Joe Hooker; Hooker; Joseph Hooker
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Instance hypernyms:
full general; general (a general officer of the highest rank)