fixer-upper
[ fik-ser-uhp-er ]
/ ˈfɪk sərˈʌp ər /
noun Informal.
a person who is handy at making repairs.
a rundown dwelling offered at a bargain price and suitable for improvement by a new owner, often with the object of resale at a considerable profit.
Origin of fixer-upper
fix up +
-er1, pleonastically suffixed to both words
Words nearby fixer-upper
fixed-point representation,
fixed-rate mortgage,
fixed-rate pacemaker,
fixed-wing,
fixer,
fixer-upper,
fixie,
fixing,
fixings,
fixity,
fixt
Example sentences from the Web for fixer-upper
The president took aim at Mitt Romney, at one point saying that Romney would call the Hilton ballroom a “fixer-upper.”