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showstopper
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show·stop·per

noun \-ˌstä-pər\

Definition of SHOWSTOPPER

1
: an act, song, or performer that wins applause so prolonged as to interrupt a performance
2
: something or someone exceptionally arresting or attractive <the gold crown was the showstopper of the exhibition>
3
: one that stops or could stop the progress, operation, or functioning of something
— show·stop·ping \-ˌstä-piŋ\ adjective
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Examples of SHOWSTOPPER

  1. <at the modeling agency everyone was a showstopper>

First Known Use of SHOWSTOPPER

1926

Related to SHOWSTOPPER

Synonyms
babe [slang], cutie (or cutey), dish, dreamboat [slang], fox, glamour-puss, hottie, knockout, looker, doll, ten
Antonyms
dog

Rhymes with SHOWSTOPPER

bebopper, cartopper, clodhopper, eavesdropper, eyedropper, eyepopper, grasshopper, hedgehopper, hip-hopper, improper, job-hopper, joypopper, leafhopper, name-dropper, rockhopper, sharecropper, skin-popper, treehopper, woodchopper

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