looker

[ loo k-er ]

/ ˈlʊk ər /

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noun

a person who looks.

Informal. a very attractive person.

Nearby words

look-see, look-through, lookalike, lookdown, lookee, looker, looker-on, lookie-likie, looking, looking glass, looking-glass self

Origin of looker

1300–50; Middle English; 1900–05 for def 2; see look, -er¹

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Examples from the Web for looker

In any case, she was a looker and Horace—with his blue eyes and his sweet-talking ways—won her over.
Those Kansas City Blues: A Family History|Katie Baker|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But you never know with Joanna Godden—maybe she'd sooner have a looker as knew nothing, and then she could teach him.
Joanna Godden|Sheila Kaye-Smith
I have often met him since as a looker on at shows, and we have occasionally corresponded.
All About Dogs|Charles Henry Lane
A "looker" does everything connected with sheep-tending at an inclusive payment of one shilling and sixpence an acre per annum.
The Ingoldsby Country|Charles G. (Charles George) Harper

In the case of a leap like that made by Don, there was no suspense for the looker on, for the whole affair seemed to be momentary.
The Adventures of Don Lavington|George Manville Fenn
He returned on parole and was a looker on at the siege of Yorktown but could not participate in that glorious victory.
Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution|L. Carroll Judson

British Dictionary definitions for looker

looker

/ (ˈlʊkə) /

noun informal

a person who looks

a very attractive person, esp a woman or girl

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looker

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looker

noun informal