six-footer

[ siks-foo t-er ]

/ ˈsɪksˈfʊt ər /

a person who is roughly six feet tall.

Origin of six-footer

First recorded in 1835–45; six + foot + -er¹

She never could have thought that I should grow into a six-footer weighing seventeen stun.

Dead Man's Land |George Manville Fenn
He was a six-footer, and he hadn't spent days inhaling casing-head fumes.

The Syndic |C.M. Kornbluth
Like most of these little fellows, when he came to match up for double harness, he picked out a six-footer, Kate Miggs.

Old Gorgon Graham |George Horace Lorimer
The teacher in Yuan Ki's room was a six-footer, a college graduate, and an athlete.

"Say Fellows--" |Wade C. Smith

After which the six-footer comes into action and is much admired.

Bleak House |Charles Dickens

six-footer

a person who is at least six feet tall