lookers

noun

plural of looker
as in beauties
a physically attractive person Mom says Dad was a real looker in college

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Recent Examples of lookers Admired for his seriousness and for his eagerness to learn, as well as for his movie-star face and sturdy body, de Kooning was a looker in a city full of lookers. — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 The analysis examined how many lookers pursued both living options across 50 large metropolitan areas, as well as a national benchmark. — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 4 May 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lookers
  1. beauties
  2. dolls
  3. babes
  4. tens
  5. hotties
  6. showstoppers
  7. dishes
Noun
  • Still, every spare inch is crammed with more than 32 different kinds of orchids imported from around the world, including such beauties as the flame-like Epidendrum radicans and the rare Dimorphorchis lowii.
    — Leigh-Ann Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Beaded beauties Shells and semiprecious stones find life as statement necklaces and bangles at Hues of Hills, available at lifestyle boutique Vayu - Design for Living in New Delhi.
    — Sohini Dey, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of beauties
Noun
  • The founders of iconic brands such as Ideal, Mattel, Marx, Hasbro, Kenner, Wham-O and Madame Alexander dolls shared roots in Yiddish-speaking Europe, and childhoods as the sons and daughters of immigrants.
    — Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The dolls and books, which depict 9- and 10-year-olds, became part of daily life for millions of American girls.
    — Tara Strauch, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of dolls
Noun
  • What turns him on is cryptic babes, brawling men and stagy fables of lust, rivalry and possession.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
  • Pampers Swaddlers These tried-and-true diapers, available in preemie sizes—plus larger sizes for growing babes—are a must-have for life with a newborn.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 1 July 2026
Definition of babes
Noun
  • The vigils, which drew tens of thousands of people a year, were the only large-scale public commemoration on Chinese soil of the Tiananmen crackdown, discussion of which is heavily censored in mainland China.
    — Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 11 Sep. 2026
  • This wider story spans five centuries from the first enslavement of the Caribbean Lucayan and Taíno in 1492 to the Indian Child Welfare Act in 1978, which slowly halted the stealing of tens of thousands of Native children through adoptions.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of tens
Noun
  • This Hanes tank is a summer must for all the hoochie hotties.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 24 July 2026
  • Chris Taylor also grace her list of hotties.
    — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Definition of hotties
Noun
  • The cute tops turn simple outfits into showstoppers; just look to Joanna Gaines, who often reaches for the layer as proof.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
  • That aching ballad about wanting more, aside from being one of the big showstoppers, holds a special place for Greene.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of showstoppers
Noun
  • Food writer Anastasia Miari has spent nearly a decade documenting these dishes and the older generations and remote villages that have kept them alive.
    — Shannon McMahon, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Switch to egg whites in breakfast dishes instead of whole eggs to reduce cholesterol, which is found in egg yolks.
    — Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of dishes

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