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six-footer

American  
[siks-foot-er] / ˈsɪksˈfʊt ər /

noun

  1. a person who is roughly six feet tall.


six-footer British  

noun

  1. 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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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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