looker

[look-er]

noun

1. a person who looks.

2. Informal.,  a very attractive person.

ˈlooker

/ ˈlʊkə /

noun

1. a person who looks

2. a very attractive person, esp a woman or girl

Word History and Origins

Origin of looker¹

1300–50; Middle English; 1900–05 looker for def. 2; look, -er ¹

Example Sentences

She was definitely a looker, prancing like a show dog after she was groomed, and was always cheerful and loving — except with lizards, whom she hunted and devoured with relish.

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“Hello Tomorrow!” is a hell of a looker.

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Il Piatto is a looker with pastas priced to please in downtown D.C.

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Lincoln, famously unattractive, is now a looker who’d be exhaustingly in demand at gay circuit parties.

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It's not a looker, but it will do a very good job of keeping an eye on your property.

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