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
Huh!" grunted Lee; "may be a good-looker, but I'll gamble she ain't in it with our Sorrel-top; hey, boys?
From The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier by Bronson, Edgar Beecher
Will had deliberately fooled me; even Miss Merdell, the tall good-looker, knew he was fooling me.
From My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life by Anonymous
At any rate a good-looker adds "class" to the personnel.
From My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life by Anonymous
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