fixer-uppern.

Brit.

/ˌfɪksəˈrʌpə/, U.S.

/ˌfɪksəˈrəpər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fixer n., -upper comb. form.

Etymology: < fixer n. + -upper comb. form, after to fix up: see fix v. 14.

colloquial (originally U.S.).

1. A person who or thing which repairs or arranges things. Cf. fix v. 14.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > amending > [noun] > one who or that which

corrector1377

mendera1382

physiciana1398

amenderc1405

redresserc1449

corrigiour1474

repairer?1504

redressc1530

remeder1535

righter1566

rectifier1607

redressor1643

corrective1768

renovator1827

readjuster1850

Mr Fixit1924

fixer-upper1932

1932 Bismarck (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.

1955 Gettysburg (Pa.) Times 13 Jan. 6 (advt.) We enjoy helping ‘week-end carpenters’ and ‘fixer-uppers’.

1992 S. 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.

2005 N.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.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > old, worn-out

crock1903

struggle-buggy1925

heap1926

crate1928

jalopy1929

clunker1930

junker1932

iron1935

fixer-upper1948

bomb1953

banger1962

hooptie1968

skedonk1970

gambo1971

1948 Los Angeles Times 18 Oct. iii. 12 (advt.) Fixer Upper, $17,000... Tile, hardwd.

1972 Mountain 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.

1995 Wall St. Jrnl. 14 Sept. a1 He recalls one of his earliest cars, a '40s fixer-upper.

2001 Premiere May 53 That 1995 Bruckheimer-produced picture was Bay's first feature, and it was a fixer-upper from day one.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fixer-upper
释义	fixer-uppern. Brit. /ˌfɪksəˈrʌpə/, U.S. /ˌfɪksəˈrəpər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fixer n., -upper comb. form. Etymology: < fixer n. + -upper comb. form, after to fix up: see fix v. 14. colloquial (originally U.S.). 1. A person who or thing which repairs or arranges things. Cf. fix v. 14. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > amending > [noun] > one who or that which corrector1377 mendera1382 physiciana1398 amenderc1405 redresserc1449 corrigiour1474 repairer?1504 redressc1530 remeder1535 righter1566 rectifier1607 redressor1643 corrective1768 renovator1827 readjuster1850 Mr Fixit1924 fixer-upper1932 1932 Bismarck (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. 1955 Gettysburg (Pa.) Times 13 Jan. 6 (advt.) We enjoy helping ‘week-end carpenters’ and ‘fixer-uppers’. 1992 S. 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. 2005 N.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. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > old, worn-out crock1903 struggle-buggy1925 heap1926 crate1928 jalopy1929 clunker1930 junker1932 iron1935 fixer-upper1948 bomb1953 banger1962 hooptie1968 skedonk1970 gambo1971 1948 Los Angeles Times 18 Oct. iii. 12 (advt.) Fixer Upper, $17,000... Tile, hardwd. 1972 Mountain 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. 1995 Wall St. Jrnl. 14 Sept. a1 He recalls one of his earliest cars, a '40s fixer-upper. 2001 Premiere May 53 That 1995 Bruckheimer-produced picture was Bay's first feature, and it was a fixer-upper from day one. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1932
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