looker C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈlʊkɚ/ UK /ˈlʊkə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun (informal) a strikingly attractive person Everyone agreed the new neighbor was a real looker. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · (informal) a strikingly... beautystunnerknockouthead-turner Word family Related forms lookonlookerlookout Etymology AI details From look (from Old English lōcian 'to see, gaze') + the agentive suffix -er; the sense 'attractive person' is a clipping of good-looker. lōcian Old English View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # looker **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈlʊkɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈlʊkə/ ## Meanings 1. (informal) a strikingly attractive person ## Examples - Everyone agreed the new neighbor was a real looker. ## Synonyms - beauty - stunner - knockout - head-turner ## Related Forms - look - onlooker - lookout ## Roots and Affixes - Root: lōcian ## Etymology From look (from Old English lōcian 'to see, gaze') + the agentive suffix -er; the sense 'attractive person' is a clipping of good-looker. ## AI Etymology Looker comes from look (from Old English lōcian 'to see, gaze') + the agentive suffix -er; the sense 'attractive person' is a clipping of good-looker. The etymological trail includes Old English lōcian. The same word family includes look, onlooker, lookout. Its current noun use means "(informal) a strikingly attractive person". ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style markdown