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Hyphenation for “sucker”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “sucker”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "sucker" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “sucker” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „sucker“ ⟶ „suck-er“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "sucker"

sucker >> ˈsʌkə

Definition: [noun] a gullible or easily deceived person.
Example: if suckers will actually pay to do the work, more fool them

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Definition: [noun] a thing or person not specified by name.
Example: he's one strong sucker

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Definition: [noun] a flat or concave organ enabling an animal to cling to a surface by suction.
Example: they attach themselves to fish by means of a sucker

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Definition: [noun] a shoot springing from the base of a tree or other plant, especially one arising from the root below ground level at some distance from the main stem or trunk.

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Definition: [noun] the piston of a suction pump.

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Definition: [noun] a freshwater fish with thick lips that are used to suck up food from the bottom, native to North America and Asia.

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Definition: [noun] a lollipop.

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Definition: [verb] fool or trick (someone).
Example: they got suckered into accepting responsibility

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Definition: [verb] (of a plant) produce suckers.
Example: it spread rapidly after being left undisturbed to sucker

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