eye-catcher

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noun

eye-catch·​er ˈī-ˌka-chər 

-ˌke-

: something that arrests the eye

eye-catching

ˈī-ˌka-chiŋ 

-ˌke-

adjective

eye-catchingly

ˈī-ˌka-chiŋ-lē 

-ˌke-

adverb

eye-catching

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adjective

: strongly attracting the eye : striking

eye-catching posters

eye-catchingly adverb

Encountered in her tiny, windowless, cluttered office …, Daniels is even more delicately and eye-catchingly beautiful than on screen, with small, precise features like those of a young Grace Kelly.

—Neil Hickey, TV Guide, 11-17 June 1988

Examples of eye-catcher in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

This short and sweet design is an eye-catcher. — Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 22 June 2026

But the shiny new pin was an eye-catcher during the otherwise somber meeting. — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026

Race junkies need to be prepared for impulse buys, though, as everything in the store is an eye-catcher. — Eric Larsen, IndyStar, 2 July 2025

So, June was definitely an eye-catcher. — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1787, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1779, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for eye-catcher

• catcher
• hatcher
• matcher
• stature
• dispatcher
• flycatcher