snooker

See also: Snooker

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: sno͞oʹkə(r), IPA^(key): /ˈsnuːkə(ɹ)/
• (General American) enPR: sno͝oʹkər, IPA^(key): /ˈsnʊkɚ/
• Rhymes: -uːkə(ɹ), -ʊkə(ɹ)

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 player cannot directly hit a legal ball with it.

   She put her opponent in a snooker.

Derived terms

• Chinese snooker
• Savile snooker
• snooker ball
• snooker table
• 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), 桌球 (zh) (zhuōqiú), 司諾克／司诺克 (sīnuòkè)

• Czech: kulečník m
• Danish: snooker
• 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)
• 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)
• Odia: ସ୍ନୁକର (snukôrô)
• 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)
• Samoan: snuke
• 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)
• Tetum: sinuka
• Thai: เฟรม (fraym)
• Tongan: sinuka
• Turkish: bir tür bilardo
• Ukrainian: сну́кер m (snúker)
• Uzbek: snuker (uz), bilyard (uz)
• Vietnamese: bi da (vi)
• 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”, in Vox.com‎^[1]:

     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.

   • 2023, Daniel Duane, “It’s August. Californians Are Still Skiing. Don’t Ask.”, in nytimes.com‎^[2]:

     Los Angeles would still be a piddling little town in a desert if it weren’t for Sierra snowmelt and city officials crafty enough to snooker eastern California farmers out of their water rights.

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.
   • 2023 July 12, Ben Jones, “'Thunderbirds' are go on the ECML...”, in RAIL, number 987, page 34:

     Sam McDougall, Operations Director for NR's East Coast Route, explains: "Until recently, if anything went wrong in the two-track section between Stoke and Doncaster, we were snookered.

5. To become or cause to become inebriated. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

See also

• billiards
• pool

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

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

Further reading

• “snooker”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English snooker.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snu.kœʁ/

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Noun

snooker m (plural snookers)

1. snooker

Manx

Etymology

Borrowed from English snooker.

Noun

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

1. snooker

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
snooker	nooker after "yn", tnooker	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English snooker.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsnu.kɛr/
• Rhymes: -ukɛr
• Syllabification: snoo‧ker

Noun

snooker m inan

1. snooker (cue sport)

Declension

Declension of snooker

	singular
nominative	snooker
genitive	snookera
dative	snookerowi
accusative	snooker
instrumental	snookerem
locative	snookerze
vocative	snookerze

Further reading

• snooker in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• snooker in Polish dictionaries at PWN