Hook-upper
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 One who hooks up. rare
"Fiction has always had a problem keeping up with contemporary tech culture, though. The past year has seen a shift from Facebook to Tinder among young hook-uppers that already rendered [Marie] Calloway’s book [what purpose did i serve in your life] (which is rife with excerpted Facebook chats and photos) a bit quaint in its details."
Example
More examples"Fiction has always had a problem keeping up with contemporary tech culture, though. The past year has seen a shift from Facebook to Tinder among young hook-uppers that already rendered [Marie] Calloway’s book [what purpose did i serve in your life] (which is rife with excerpted Facebook chats and photos) a bit quaint in its details."
Etymology
From hook up + -er.
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