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  • noun informal Someone who looks things up

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Examples

  • The crime scene photos were of little use; they simply displayed a woman handsomely dressed, petite, lithe, lying facedown on the bricks in a sleepy, relaxed, yet dignified position: her knees were together, and nothing untoward could be glimpsed and police photographers were notoriously inclined to denude the body of any vestige of dignity by going for the looker-upper to panty.

    A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009

  • The crime scene photos were of little use; they simply displayed a woman handsomely dressed, petite, lithe, lying facedown on the bricks in a sleepy, relaxed, yet dignified position: her knees were together, and nothing untoward could be glimpsed and police photographers were notoriously inclined to denude the body of any vestige of dignity by going for the looker-upper to panty.

    A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009

  • The crime scene photos were of little use; they simply displayed a woman handsomely dressed, petite, lithe, lying facedown on the bricks in a sleepy, relaxed, yet dignified position: her knees were together, and nothing untoward could be glimpsed and police photographers were notoriously inclined to denude the body of any vestige of dignity by going for the looker-upper to panty.

    A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009

  • Two birds with one stone ... isn't that the right phrase, looker-upper person?

    Apparently, He Wasn't in the Mood for Chef Boyardee haloaskew 2006

  • If you're an OCD IMDB looker-upper like me, then this is handy to have so you can access movie information on the fly.

    slackermama . com 2009

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