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fixer-upper, n. colloq. (orig. U.S.).
Brit. |ˌfɪksəˈrʌpə|, U.S. |ˌfɪksəˈrəpər|
[‹ fixer n. + -upper comb. form, after to fix up: see fix v. 14.]
1. A person who or thing which repairs or arranges things. Cf. fix v. 14.
1932Bismarck (N. Dakota) Tribune 26 Oct. 6/7 With the ink hardly dry on his accomplishment as champion batsman of the National League, it will be necessary now to add photographer, bicycler, and all around fixer upper. 1955Gettysburg (Pa.) Times 13 Jan. 6 (advt.) We enjoy helping ‘week-end carpenters’ and ‘fixer-uppers’. 1992S. Sigfusson Sigfusson's Roads xii. 81 Don, whom I would come to know as a well-connected fixer-upper and maker of deals, approached me in March 1945, and offered our company the road-building job. 2005N.Y. Times (National ed.) 5 May c10/1 The Spot Healing brush is another quicker fixer-upper; you can use it to delete an unwanted element of a photo..with just a few clicks.
2. A house, car, etc., in need of repair, esp. one therefore offered for sale at a bargain price. Also in extended use.
1948Los Angeles Times 18 Oct. iii. 12 (advt.) Fixer Upper, $17,000... Tile, hardwd. 1972Mountain Democrat (Placerville, Calif.) 30 Mar. a15 (advt.) A real fixer upper! 1½ story 3 br. home on xtra choice lot among the cedars, asking $9950. 1995Wall St. Jrnl. 14 Sept. a1 He recalls one of his earliest cars, a '40s fixer-upper. 2001Premiere May 53 That 1995 Bruckheimer-produced picture was Bay's first feature, and it was a fixer-upper from day one. |