Wiktionary
hookman
n. someone who uses a hook
Usage examples of "hookman".
In a moment, from his vantage point above the desert, Gurney saw the taking of a worm -- the daring leap of the first hookman, the turning of the creature, the way an entire band of men went up the scaly, glistening curve of the worm's side.
In a moment, from his vantage point above the desert, Gurney saw the taking of a worm — the daring leap of the first hookman, the turning of the creature, the way an entire band of men went up the scaly, glistening curve of the worm's side.