fixer-upper
A house, property, car, or other object that needs to be fixed up or repaired, often…A house, property, car, or other object that needs to be fixed up or repaired, often purchased as an investment.
Meaning
3 senses(US, informal)A house, property, car, or other object that needs to be fixed up or repaired, often purchased as an investment.
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.
(broadly, informal)A potential romantic partner who may need some motivation to improve their personality or habits.
(informal)A person who tinkers or fixes things up; in particular, someone who fixes up houses, properties, etc. as an investment.
- a house or other dwelling in need of repair (usually offered for sale at a low price)
Origin
From a reduplicating suffixation of fix up, equivalent to fix + -er + up + -er.From a reduplicating suffixation of fix up, equivalent to fix + -er + up + -er.
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Forms
plural: fixer-uppers| Singular | fixer-upper |
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