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six-footer

American

[siks-foot-er] / ˈsɪksˈfʊt ər /

noun

a person who is roughly six feet tall.

six-footer British

noun

a person who is at least six feet tall

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of six-footer

First recorded in 1835–45; six + foot + -er ¹

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six-footer

A tap-in birdie on two and six-footer on the fourth were received with even louder bellows of encouragement with "Rory, Rory, Rory" echoing through the dunes.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2025

Open history to shoot two rounds of 63 or better: “Missed a six-footer on the first, missed a five-footer on the last, and then everything in between was really, really good.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2023

Was the six-footer he missed for birdie at the seventh misfortune or a missed stroke?

From Washington Post ● Jun. 18, 2022

That leaves Thomas with another six-footer for the win, Spieth’s chip up having been average by his own standards.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 24, 2021

Reginald then was only sixteen, but, a six-footer, he looked and acted much older than his years.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

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