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/look'euhr on", -awn"/, n., pl. lookers-on.a person who looks on; onlooker; witness; spectator.[1530-40; look on + -ER1]
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Looker — ist der Name mehrerer Personen: Dane Looker (* 1976), US amerikanischer Footballspieler David Looker, britischer Bobfahrer Othniel Looker (1757–1845), US amerikanischer Politiker Rick Looker, Schiedsrichter der DEL Looker ist auch der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Looker — Look er, n. 1. One who looks. [1913 Webster] 2. A person who is physically very attractive, especially a beautiful woman. [PJC] {Looker on}, a spectator; an onlooker; one that looks on, but has no agency or part in an affair. [1913 Webster] Did… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Looker-on — Looker Look er, n. 1. One who looks. [1913 Webster] 2. A person who is physically very attractive, especially a beautiful woman. [PJC] {Looker on}, a spectator; an onlooker; one that looks on, but has no agency or part in an affair. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
looker — O.E. locere one engaged in looking, agent noun from LOOK (Cf. look) (v.). Meaning one who watches over is from c.1300; that of one who has a certain appearance is late 15c. Slang meaning attractive woman attested from 1893. Looker in (1927) was… … Etymology dictionary
looker — ► NOUN 1) a person with a specified appearance: she s not a bad looker. 2) informal a very attractive person … English terms dictionary
looker — index bystander, witness Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
looker-on — index bystander, eyewitness, witness Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
looker-on — noun count someone who watches something happening without being involved in it: ONLOOKER … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Looker — Film policier de Michael Crichton, avec Albert Finney, James Coburn, Susan Dey. Pays: États Unis Date de sortie: 1981 Technique: couleurs Durée: 1 h 36 Résumé Soupçonné après la disparition de plusieurs de ses clientes, un… … Dictionnaire mondial des Films
looker-on — onlooker, beholder, *spectator, observer, witness, eyewitness, bystander, kibitzer … New Dictionary of Synonyms
looker — [look′ər] n. 1. a person who looks ☆ 2. Slang a handsome person; esp., a pretty woman … English World dictionary
