fixer-upper

noun

fix·er-up·per ˈfik-sər-ˌə-pər

: something (such as a house or car) that needs fixing up

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The options have been too small, too remote or too much of a fixer-upper. —

Conor Dougherty, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024 In the other two episodes, Laine renovated a fixer-upper in Wilmington, N.C., to create her dream beach house. —

Erin Clements, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024 But even with its history and a location in one of LA’s swankiest neighborhoods, calling the house a fixer-upper would be a generous description. —

Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024 Walz, Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, is expected to highlight where his experience contrasts with Vance’s Yale Law School background, focusing on his own background as a high school football coach, a hunter and a Midwestern fixer-upper dad. —

Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fixer-upper