# fixer-upper

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A house, property, car, or other object that needs to be fixed up or repaired, often purchased as an investment.
2. A potential romantic partner who may need some motivation to improve their personality or habits.
3. A person who tinkers or fixes things up; in particular, someone who fixes up houses, properties, etc. as an investment.

## Etymology
From a reduplicating suffixation of fix up, equivalent to fix + -er + up + -er.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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