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six-footer

[ siks-foot-er ]
/ ˈsɪksˈfʊt ər /
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noun
a person who is roughly six feet tall.
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Origin of six-footer

First recorded in 1835–45; six + foot + -er1

Words nearby six-footer

six-eight time, sixer, six feet under, six-finger country, sixfold, six-footer, six-gun, sixmo, Six Nations, Six Nations Championship, six o'clock swill
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British Dictionary definitions for six-footer

six-footer
noun
a person who is at least six feet tall
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