looker

noun

ˈlu̇-kər How to pronounce looker (audio)
Definition of lookernext
as in doll
a physically attractive person Mom says Dad was a real looker in college

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Recent Examples of looker Harry Melling is a late-blooming looker. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026 Banadir Somali With its faded blue awning and utilitarian dining room, Banadir isn’t much of a looker. — Cathy Chaplin, AFAR Media, 22 Jan. 2026 The more renowned the art, the greater the number of clueless lookers, joyless collectors, donors in search of tax breaks, and steroidal museums. — Jackson Arn, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025 Those looking for spicier lines or longer adventures can explore off Sunrise Bowl, venturing toward the aesthetic chutes in the looker’s left bowl of Peak 9795. — Drew Zieff, Outside, 21 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for looker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for looker
  1. doll
  2. babe
  3. eyeful
  4. beauty
  5. lovely
  6. showstopper
  7. hottie
  8. fox
Noun
  • This chapter is accompanied by somewhat twee images of an owl doll, a bottle of designer perfume, a high heel, and a golden microphone positioned against various ancient Greek ruins, including the Parthenon and the Monument of the Eponymous Heroes.
    — Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The film has since been turned into a theme park, dolls, T-shirts, video games, and more.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of doll
Noun
  • Stella McCartney x Bugaboo Footmuff Cocoon your babe in thermoregulating plushness with this footmuff, benefitting from reflective touches for night walks, a water-averse zipper, and a shoe shield that will maintain a spotless interior.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s ongoing satirical series at first appalled many viewers with its resolute political incorrectness and penchant for four-letter words from the mouths of babes, and that was nowhere more evident than in Cartman himself.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of babe
Noun
  • Wrestler Roddy Piper went off the mat for his first major acting gig as a Los Angeles guy who picks up those shades and gets eyefuls of aliens amongst him — all of whom hold the real power in our corrupt world.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
  • One memorable member of the Dunder Mifflin crew tells EW that viewers *do not* need to get an eyeful of him for one specific reason.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 May 2026
Definition of eyeful
Noun
  • The Saks Fifth Avenue Holiday Gift Guide offers party outfits for women, holiday dressing for men, as well as beauty products, and gifts priced under $200, among other products.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • In the film, Thị Mầu is a gifted young beauty hemmed in by rigid custom and the demands of her family.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of beauty
Noun
  • Simon Adingra opened the scoring for Sunderland here, after a lovely through ball from their best player this season, Granit Xhaka.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 25 May 2026
  • But the 27-year-old Alabama man didn’t see through on that promise and ended up staying in Fiji and hooking up with other lovelies.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Definition of lovely
Noun
  • Family-friendly, immersive program will feature many of Verdi’s greatest showstoppers.
    — Mike Hamersly, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
  • If this were a signature or a showstopper, I would have been absolutely thrilled.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of showstopper
Noun
  • And the animators threw some fun curveballs, including making the embodiment of evil into a shirtless hottie that would make even shirtless Kirk jealous.
    — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026
  • This Hanes tank is a summer must for all the hoochie hotties.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 24 July 2026
Definition of hottie
Noun
  • The park has a wide variety of birds, Harding said, as well as coyotes, foxes and aquatic animals such as frogs and turtles.
    — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Its sophisticated but never stuffy—for proof, take a peek at artist Becca Barnet’s playful diorama of taxidermy foxes and butterflies in the concierge’s nook.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of fox

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“Looker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looker. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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