good-lookern.
/ˌɡʊdˈlʊkə/, U.S. /ˈɡʊdˈlʊkər/ Chiefly U.S. in early use.
1. A physically attractive or beautiful person. Cf. good-looking adj. 1, looker n. 3b.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > [noun] > beautiful thing or person > beautiful person
lovesomea1350
popinjaya1350
beautya1413
angel1502
good-looker1801
crusher1841
looker1893
1801 C. E. Richardson Adonia III. xxii. 87 ‘But, my dear young lady,’ continued he, smiling, ‘there are two sorts of good people in this world;—those who look to advantage, and those who only act well.—Now I must insist that you do not belong to the good lookers.’
1894 Harper's Mag. Mar. 498 She's a good-looker..although they say she's gone off a little lately.
1902 O. Wister Virginian ii. 26 ‘She's a good-looker.’ Hm! Yes, the kind of good looks I'd sooner see in another man's wife than mine.
1920 Blackwood's Mag. June 786/2 He was a ‘goodlooker’, tall, blond, gentle-spoken.
1967 Films in Rev. Mar. 176/1 I had assumed..that she is merely a good-looker.
2005 S. Saadi Psychoraag 110 A big blondie, long legs, blue eyes, a real good-looker.
2. gen. An animal, plant, etc., with an aesthetically pleasing appearance. Cf. good-looking adj. 2.
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the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] > attractive thing
attraction1607
attractive1615
honeypot1618
sale-piece1621
beauty spot1645
eye-catcher1787
good-looker1854
spectacular1874
eye-opener1907
1854 Adams Sentinel (Gettysburg, Pa.) 17 Apr. ‘A good looker, you have there, friend,’ observed Brown. ‘Is he for sale?’
1928 Daily Tel. 29 May 14/2 Felstead [sc. a horse]..is quite a good looker and is well bred.
1966 ‘J. Hackston’ Father clears Out 189 She [sc. a cow] was a..good-looker, too.
1999 BBC Gardeners' World Apr. 118/2 (advt.) Some real good lookers for the back of the border would be cardoon..and angelica.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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