fixer-upper
noun
fix·er-up·per
ˈfik-sər-ˌə-pər 
: something (such as a house or car) that needs fixing up
Examples of fixer-upper in a Sentence
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Josiah’s father was an engineer turned insurance salesman, and the family lived in a fixer-upper surrounded by woods and farmland.
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Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 14 Nov. 2023
In 2016, Ethan and Elizabeth Finkelstein turned their love of affordable fixer-uppers into the wildly popular Instagram account @cheapoldhouses.
—Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2023
Financing a fixer-upper Munro and Cordero purchased their first Mount Pleasant house for $960,000 with a 20 percent down payment.
—Michele Lerner, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
The couple helps families choose a fixer-upper home, then fix it up in Joanna's signature farmhouse style.
—Kaitlin Menza, House Beautiful, 29 Aug. 2023
Even the era of finding a cheap fixer-upper might be over.
—Joel Mathis, The Week, 25 Aug. 2023
But, at 22, Bambi was ready to become a homeowner and decided to take on the 1920s fixer-upper, all 996 square feet of it!
—Kelly Ryan Kegans, Country Living, 23 Aug. 2023
But interest in relatively cheap, old fixer-uppers has boomed as the cost of newer houses has skyrocketed over the past few years.
—Chris Moody, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2023
The property was a fixer-upper in the Ormewood Park neighborhood of Atlanta’s Eastside.
—Jessica Fu, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2023
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Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 14 Nov. 2023
In 2016, Ethan and Elizabeth Finkelstein turned their love of affordable fixer-uppers into the wildly popular Instagram account @cheapoldhouses.
—Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2023
Financing a fixer-upper Munro and Cordero purchased their first Mount Pleasant house for $960,000 with a 20 percent down payment.
—Michele Lerner, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
The couple helps families choose a fixer-upper home, then fix it up in Joanna's signature farmhouse style.
—Kaitlin Menza, House Beautiful, 29 Aug. 2023
Even the era of finding a cheap fixer-upper might be over.
—Joel Mathis, The Week, 25 Aug. 2023
But, at 22, Bambi was ready to become a homeowner and decided to take on the 1920s fixer-upper, all 996 square feet of it!
—Kelly Ryan Kegans, Country Living, 23 Aug. 2023
But interest in relatively cheap, old fixer-uppers has boomed as the cost of newer houses has skyrocketed over the past few years.
—Chris Moody, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2023
The property was a fixer-upper in the Ormewood Park neighborhood of Atlanta’s Eastside.
—Jessica Fu, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1948, in the meaning defined above
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“Fixer-upper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fixer-upper. Accessed 2 Dec. 2023.
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