looker

look·er
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US/ˈlʊk.ɚ/Australia, UK/ˈlʊk.ə/British, Southern, Standard/ˈlɵk.ə/Scotland/ˈlʉkəɾ/

noun

One that looks or is actively looking; a watcher; an observer.

“Wow, your new man is much more of a looker than your last one!”

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beautiful persontyre kickerspectatorwitnessviewerwatchersmasherstunner
OriginEnglish look ← Middle English loken ← Old English lōcian →
UncommonScrabble 10
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Meanings

looker1

nounlooker (plural lookers)

plural lookers

  1. literallyOne that looks or is actively looking; a watcher; an observer.

    Synonyms: beautiful person

  2. One having a specific look or appearance.
  3. slangSomeone or something who is remarkably good-looking.

    Wow, your new man is much more of a looker than your last one!

  4. A person who pretends to be interested in purchasing something but has no intention of doing so.

    A good real estate agent will screen and separate potential buyers from lookers at the door […]

    2007, Michelle Blain, Your Real Estate Closing Explained Simply

    Synonyms: tyre kicker

Looker2

proper nounLooker (plural Lookers)

plural Lookers

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne that looks or is actively looking; a watcher; an observer.

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beautiful person

nounA person who pretends to be interested in purchasing something but has no intention of doing so.

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tyre kicker

More synonyms by meaning

nouna close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)

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spectatorwitnessviewerwatcher
Broader
perceiverpercipientobserver

nouna very attractive or seductive looking woman

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Broader
womanadult female
Also see
babebeautydishdreamboateye candyfoxknockoutlulumantrappeachravishersmasherspectatorstunnersweethearttyre kickerviewerwatcherwitness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*lōkōn
  2. Old Englishlōcian
  3. Middle Englishloken
  4. Englishlook
  5. Englishlooker

From look + -er.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian зрител, наблюдател
  • зрител (zritel)one that looks actively
  • наблюдател (nabljudatel)one that looks actively
Czech fešák
  • fešákslang: good-looking one
Dutch schoonheid
  • schoonheidslang: good-looking one
Finnish katsoja, hyvännäköinen
  • katsojaone that looks actively
  • hyvännäköinenslang: good-looking one
  • komistusslang: good-looking one
  • kaunotarslang: good-looking one
  • näkyone having a specific look
  • ilmestysone having a specific look
French canon
  • canonslang: good-looking one
Italian osservatore, bellezza
  • osservatoreone that looks actively
  • bellezzaslang: good-looking one
  • meravigliaslang: good-looking one
  • schiantoslang: good-looking one
Norwegian Bokmål kjekkas
  • kjekkasslang: good-looking one
Polish patrzący
  • patrzącyone that looks actively
Swedish snygging
  • snyggingslang: good-looking one

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with looker

snooker
All rhymes →

Sounds the same

lucre (foot–goose merger)

Anagrams

relook
Cite this entry
APA

looker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/looker

MLA

“looker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/looker. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “looker,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/looker.

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