Looker

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looker¹

  • /ˈlʊk.ɚ/ US
  • /ˈlʊk.ə/ Australia, UK
  • /ˈlɵk.ə/ British, Southern, Standard
  • /ˈlʉkəɾ/ Scotland
  • /ˈlʉkəɹ/ Northern Ireland

Sounds like lucre (foot-goose merger) · Rhymes with -ʊkə(ɹ)

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Etymology tree

Proto-West Germanic *lōkōn

Old English lōcian

Middle English loken

English look

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Proto-Italic *-āzios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

English -er

English looker

From look + -er.

noun lookers

  1. literally One that looks or is actively looking; a watcher; an observer.
  2. One having a specific look or appearance.
  3. slang Someone or something who is remarkably good-looking. Wow, your new man is much more of a looker than your last one!
  4. A person who pretends to be interested in purchasing something but has no intention of doing so. A good real estate agent will screen and separate potential buyers from lookers at the door […]

Looker²

proper noun Lookers

  1. A surname.

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