- 1838  It's true that pigs has their troubles like humans--constables catches 'em, dogs bites 'em, and pigs is sometimes as done-over suckers as men.
- 1896  In camps like Rossland, where the fever is on, and where the "sucker," with well lined purse, is standing on every corner inviting the wildcat's claws, the temptation is indeed great, even to the "reputable stock broker."
- 1961  Think it over carefully and have yourself scratched off the list of perennial suckers!
2b † n. Slang play (one) for a sucker, deceive by easy means; take advantage of (one's) gullibility.
- 1890  Mr. Boodlefaker adds, "You bet I ain't going to be played for a sucker."
- 1958  A wife complains that her husband is "so gullible that everyone plays him for a sucker". . . .