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looker

looker

4 3.8
A person who watches or looks at something, for example at a museum
  • noun
  • /ˈlʊkər/
: observador
  • And despite all that looking, the looker would probably be at a loss to describe the face to anyone later.
  • casual lookers
  • a lot of lookers
  • good lookers

So we're big lookers at the horizon saying how can we do this?

Examples

  • At the party, she stood out as the looker, effortlessly charming everyone with her smile.

  • Everyone turned to see the stunning looker who just walked in, drawing attention from all corners of the room.

  • You are a real looker.

  • Still, we were lookers, if I do say so myself.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • "The real lookers," I said.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • So essentially, it is safer for them emotionally to date the guy who's not the looker, all right?

  • She's a looker.

  • "She's some looker," Bones says, awake now on the other bunk, his eyes blinking.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • In the gallery, the art was mesmerizing, and many were impressed by the looker admiring each piece.

Synonyms

beholder
vslooker
21 5.8

A person who looks at something

is more informal and also used to mean an attractive person
lookie
vslooker
  • Informal
2 9.9

A person who watches something without taking part

is more common and also means someone who is attractive
gazer
vslooker
2 4.0

A person who looks at something for a long time with interest or wonder

is more general observation and can also mean attractiveness
eye-catcher
vslooker
1 4.1

A person or thing that is easy to notice and attracts attention

can instead mean a person who simply watches or observes
starer
vslooker
1 6.7

A person who looks at someone for a long time in an unfriendly way

is neutral or informal and can also mean an attractive person
good looker
vslooker
  • Informal
1 3.6

A person or thing that looks attractive

can also refer to a neutral observer rather than attractiveness
looker-on
vslooker
1 4.4

A person who watches an event without taking part

is used more broadly to mean either observer or attractive person
eyeful
vslooker
  • Informal
1 7.7

A very attractive woman who gets admiring looks

is a neutral term for a viewer or an attractive person

Antonyms

42 1.8

Not pleasant to look at or to the senses

Compounds

good looker
  • Informal
1 3.6

A person or thing that looks attractive

1 4.4

A person who watches an event without taking part

bad looker
  • Offensive
8.4

A person who many people think is not good looking

How Observant

observer
265 2.8
looker
4 3.8
spectator
93 2.6
bystander
79 3.4

Surface Forms

looker singular
lookers plural

Morphology

looker = look (transparent) = look + er

The literal meaning 'one who looks' is a direct agentive formation from the verb 'look'; the informal attractive-person sense is an extended, common usage.

Etymology

The word looker is built from look 'to see' and the ending -er 'one who', so it can mean a person who watches or, in informal use, an attractive person whom others watch.