looker-uppern.

Brit.

/ˌlʊkərˈʌpə/, U.S.

/ˌlʊkərˈəpər/

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

Etymology: < looker n. + -upper comb. form, after to look up at look v. Phrasal verbs 1. Compare earlier looker-up at looker n. Compounds 1.

colloquial (originally U.S.).

A person who looks something up; esp. one who seeks or searches for information.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > research > [noun] > consultation of books, etc. > person engaged in

consulter1652

index-raker1676

index-hunter1751

looker-upper1934

1934 N.Y. Herald Tribune 6 Mar. 3/7 (advt.) Our doll costume looker-upper betook herself to the Public Library and did some research.

1951 ‘J. Tey’ Daughter of Time vii. 91 ‘Marta..said you wanted something looked up.’ ‘And are you a looker-upper?’

1996 Ancestry July 23/1 In our quest for names, we've become efficient looker-uppers.

2007 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 22 June l1 We're big looker-uppers... The kids hate telling me when they don't know what a word means because they know that I will look it up.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	looker-upper
释义	looker-uppern. Brit. /ˌlʊkərˈʌpə/, U.S. /ˌlʊkərˈəpər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: looker n., -upper comb. form. Etymology: < looker n. + -upper comb. form, after to look up at look v. Phrasal verbs 1. Compare earlier looker-up at looker n. Compounds 1. colloquial (originally U.S.). A person who looks something up; esp. one who seeks or searches for information. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > research > [noun] > consultation of books, etc. > person engaged in consulter1652 index-raker1676 index-hunter1751 looker-upper1934 1934 N.Y. Herald Tribune 6 Mar. 3/7 (advt.) Our doll costume looker-upper betook herself to the Public Library and did some research. 1951 ‘J. Tey’ Daughter of Time vii. 91 ‘Marta..said you wanted something looked up.’ ‘And are you a looker-upper?’ 1996 Ancestry July 23/1 In our quest for names, we've become efficient looker-uppers. 2007 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 22 June l1 We're big looker-uppers... The kids hate telling me when they don't know what a word means because they know that I will look it up. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1934
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