Definition of Fixer-upper

1. Noun. A house or other dwelling in need of repair (usually offered for sale at a low price).


Definition of Fixer-upper

1. Noun. (American English) A house, property, car, or other object that needs to be fixed up or repaired, often purchased as an investment. ¹

2. Noun. A person who tinkers or fixes things up. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fixer-upper

fixed satellites
fixed set
fixed sets
fixed star
fixed stars
fixed storage
fixed torticollis
fixed up
fixed virus
fixed wave
fixed waves
fixedly
fixedness
fixednesses
fixer
fixer-upper (current term)
fixer-uppers
fixers
fixes
fixes up
fixeth
fixgig
fixidity
fixie
fixies
fixigena
fixigenae
fixin'
fixing
fixing agent

Literary usage of Fixer-upper

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Personal Finance by Robert S. Rosefsky (2001)
"Condition of the House Are you trying to sell what real estate people call a move-in gem or a fixer- upper? You must put yourself in the shoes of would-be ..."

2. Romantic Weekends Northern & Central Florida by Janet Groene, Gordon Groene (2003)
"They started with the century- old Madison Hotel and transformed the 40-room "fixer-upper" into a five-suite showplace. Four of the suites have a complete ..."

3. Seven Days of the Scepter by J T Watz (2007)
"The owner of the rustic fixer-upper was enjoying the second day of his first unplanned deep-sea fishing trip in the Gulf of Mexico. ..."

4. Play Nice, Make Money by W. T. McKibben (2007)
"... he could not consider having his daughter marry unless her husband-to-be owned a house, Jamie found a nice one-room fixer-upper and bought it for $18. ..."

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