looker

noun

look·​er ˈlu̇-kər How to pronounce looker (audio)
1
: one that looks
2
a
: one having an appearance of a specified kind
b
: one that has an attractive appearance

Examples of looker in a Sentence

His girlfriend's a real looker. Mom says Dad was a real looker in college
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Sure, the first and second generation models were good lookers but were heavy and underperformed. Peter Lyon, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024 Wrapped in Urban Gray with an offsetting red interior, the luxury and sporty flare keeps on lookers staring in the distance. Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 9 Nov. 2024 At looker’s left, in the photo, is a long-haired conceptual artist from the Bronx named Lee Jaffe, then twenty-three, a Lower East Side loft mate of Matta-Clark’s. Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024 Photo : Bring a Trailer 16: 1970 Buick GSX Handsomely clad in Saturn yellow, the 1970 Buick GSX is a looker with the performance chops to match. Sean Evans, Robb Report, 18 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for looker 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of looker was in the 14th century

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“Looker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/looker. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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