"looker-upper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: looker-uppers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} looker-upper (plural looker-uppers)
  1. (informal) Someone who looks things up Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-looker-upper-en-noun-OPaG0Pob Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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