"fixer-upper" meaning in All languages combined

See fixer-upper on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: fixer-uppers [plural]
Etymology: From a reduplicating suffixation of fix up, equivalent to fix + -er + up + -er. Etymology templates: {{m|en|fix up}} fix up, {{af|en|fix|-er|up|-er|id2=agent noun|id4=agent noun}} fix + -er + up + -er Head templates: {{en-noun|head=fixer-upper}} fixer-upper (plural fixer-uppers)
  1. (US, informal) A house, property, car, or other object that needs to be fixed up or repaired, often purchased as an investment. Tags: US, informal
    Sense id: en-fixer-upper-en-noun-hmS9RgYm Categories (other): American English
  2. (informal, by extension) A potential romantic partner who may need some motivation to improve their personality or habits. Tags: broadly, informal
    Sense id: en-fixer-upper-en-noun-Xge~rQPN
  3. (informal) A person who tinkers or fixes things up; in particular, someone who fixes up houses, properties, etc. as an investment. Tags: informal Translations (object for sale that needs repair): håndværkertilbud [neuter] (Danish), felújítandó tárgy/dolog/holmi (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-fixer-upper-en-noun-bHAeRv4M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 7 57 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 32 11 57 Disambiguation of 'object for sale that needs repair': 37 11 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: doer-upperer [Australia, colloquial] Related terms: handyman's special

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for fixer-upper meaning in All languages combined (3.2kB)

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fix up"
      },
      "expansion": "fix up",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fix",
        "3": "-er",
        "4": "up",
        "5": "-er",
        "id2": "agent noun",
        "id4": "agent noun"
      },
      "expansion": "fix + -er + up + -er",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From a reduplicating suffixation of fix up, equivalent to fix + -er + up + -er.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fixer-uppers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "head": "fixer-upper"
      },
      "expansion": "fixer-upper (plural fixer-uppers)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "handyman's special"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "American English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "2003, Jay P. DeCima, Investing in Fixer-Uppers: A Complete Guide to Buying Low, Fixing Smart, Adding Value, and Selling (or Renting) High, McGraw-Hill Professional, →ISBN."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A house, property, car, or other object that needs to be fixed up or repaired, often purchased as an investment."
      ],
      "id": "en-fixer-upper-en-noun-hmS9RgYm",
      "links": [
        [
          "house",
          "house"
        ],
        [
          "property",
          "property"
        ],
        [
          "car",
          "car"
        ],
        [
          "fixed up",
          "fix up"
        ],
        [
          "repaired",
          "repaired"
        ],
        [
          "investment",
          "investment"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(US, informal) A house, property, car, or other object that needs to be fixed up or repaired, often purchased as an investment."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2000, Susan Curtin Kelley, Dale Burg, The Second Time Around",
          "text": "Don't be seduced into a relationship with someone who seems to be a \"fixer-upper.\" Attempts at renovating people usually fail.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A potential romantic partner who may need some motivation to improve their personality or habits."
      ],
      "id": "en-fixer-upper-en-noun-Xge~rQPN",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, by extension) A potential romantic partner who may need some motivation to improve their personality or habits."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "36 7 57",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 11 57",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A person who tinkers or fixes things up; in particular, someone who fixes up houses, properties, etc. as an investment."
      ],
      "id": "en-fixer-upper-en-noun-bHAeRv4M",
      "links": [
        [
          "tinker",
          "tinker"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) A person who tinkers or fixes things up; in particular, someone who fixes up houses, properties, etc. as an investment."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "37 11 52",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "object for sale that needs repair",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "håndværkertilbud"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "37 11 52",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "object for sale that needs repair",
          "word": "felújítandó tárgy/dolog/holmi"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Australia",
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "doer-upperer"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fixer-upper"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English compound terms",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fix up"
      },
      "expansion": "fix up",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fix",
        "3": "-er",
        "4": "up",
        "5": "-er",
        "id2": "agent noun",
        "id4": "agent noun"
      },
      "expansion": "fix + -er + up + -er",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From a reduplicating suffixation of fix up, equivalent to fix + -er + up + -er.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fixer-uppers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "head": "fixer-upper"
      },
      "expansion": "fixer-upper (plural fixer-uppers)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "handyman's special"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "American English",
        "English informal terms"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "2003, Jay P. DeCima, Investing in Fixer-Uppers: A Complete Guide to Buying Low, Fixing Smart, Adding Value, and Selling (or Renting) High, McGraw-Hill Professional, →ISBN."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A house, property, car, or other object that needs to be fixed up or repaired, often purchased as an investment."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "house",
          "house"
        ],
        [
          "property",
          "property"
        ],
        [
          "car",
          "car"
        ],
        [
          "fixed up",
          "fix up"
        ],
        [
          "repaired",
          "repaired"
        ],
        [
          "investment",
          "investment"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(US, informal) A house, property, car, or other object that needs to be fixed up or repaired, often purchased as an investment."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2000, Susan Curtin Kelley, Dale Burg, The Second Time Around",
          "text": "Don't be seduced into a relationship with someone who seems to be a \"fixer-upper.\" Attempts at renovating people usually fail.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A potential romantic partner who may need some motivation to improve their personality or habits."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, by extension) A potential romantic partner who may need some motivation to improve their personality or habits."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A person who tinkers or fixes things up; in particular, someone who fixes up houses, properties, etc. as an investment."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tinker",
          "tinker"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) A person who tinkers or fixes things up; in particular, someone who fixes up houses, properties, etc. as an investment."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Australia",
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "doer-upperer"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "object for sale that needs repair",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "håndværkertilbud"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "object for sale that needs repair",
      "word": "felújítandó tárgy/dolog/holmi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fixer-upper"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.