good-looker
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of good-looker
1890–95, good-look(ing) or good look(s) + -er 1
Example Sentences
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But Manager Johnson's best-selling good-looker dates from the regime of his predecessor, Giulio Gatti-Casazza.
From Time Magazine Archive
“A good-looker like Loma ought’n to wear black all the time,” Grandpa interrupted.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
“Here he is, the only good-looker in the bunch,” Jack laughed, pushing Ned forward.
From Boy Scouts in the Northwest Fighting Forest Fires by G. Harvey (George Harvey) Ralphson
"Mag, yer a bloomin' good-looker," he remarked, studying her face through the haze.
From Maggie, a Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane
Any good-looker, with an easy conscience, will do.
From Gordon Craig Soldier of Fortune by Alonzo Kimball
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