looker

Noun
US[look-er]/ˈlʊkɚ/2 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)“the spectators applauded the performance”“television viewers”“sky watchers discovered a new star”Synonyms: spectatorwitnessviewerwatcherType of perceiver, percipientKinds onlooker, playgoer, moviegoer, gawker, starer, rubberneck, spy, voyeur, ogler, browser +3 more
  2. a very attractive or seductive looking womanSynonyms: smasherstunnerknockoutbeautyravishersweetheartpeachlulumantrapdishType of woman, adult female
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Look′er noun

1. One who looks.

2. A person who is physically very attractive, especially a beautiful woman.

Looker-on, a spectator; an onlooker; one that looks on, but has no agency or part in an affair.

Did not this fatal war affront thy coast, Yet sattest thou an idle looker-on ?— Edward Fairfax

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: GCIDE editors

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