Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that looks, especially a spectator or an onlooker.
- noun Slang A very attractive person.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
louker . - noun One who looks or watches; one who seeks or explores.
- noun Specifically—
- noun A shepherd or herdsman
- noun An inspector.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who looks.
- noun A person who is physically very attractive, especially a beautiful woman.
- noun a spectator; an onlooker; one that looks on, but has no agency or part in an affair.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun literally One that looks (actively),
watches . - noun One having a specific look,
appearance . - noun slang Someone or something who is remarkably
good-looking .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
- noun a very attractive or seductive looking woman
Etymologies
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Examples
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In fact, she was a looker from a certain angle, a little bit like that curvy sweetheart who died in a car crash around a year ago.
Archive 2004-06-01 Dean Francis Alfar 2004
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In fact, she was a looker from a certain angle, a little bit like that curvy sweetheart who died in a car crash around a year ago.
vignette: depends Dean Francis Alfar 2004
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Witness the perfect marriage of ingenious design and user-friendly functions, this good-looker is set to be a head-turner at this year’s Basel show.
Boing Boing 2008
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He's certainly not what the boys call a looker and his face doesn't inspire me with much confidence.
The Lure of the North Harold Bindloss 1905
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When all is said and done, a looker is a keeper because you can still keep looking even if she turns out to be a typical snake with tits.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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When all is said and done, a looker is a keeper because you can still keep looking even if she turns out to be a typical snake with tits.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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When all is said and done, a looker is a keeper because you can still keep looking even if she turns out to be a typical snake with tits.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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When all is said and done, a looker is a keeper because you can still keep looking even if she turns out to be a typical snake with tits.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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Molly De Wolf Swensen is all blonde hair and long legs -- a real "looker," as they used to say.
'American Idol': Season 10, episode 3 Lisa de Moraes 2011
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When the ladies discuss the "looker" theperceptionis far from favorable.
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