Fixer-upper (Noun)
Meaning
A house or other dwelling in need of repair (usually offered for sale at a low price).
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The real estate agent warned us that the old mansion was a fixer-upper and would require significant renovations before it was livable.
- After years of saving, they finally found their dream home, a charming fixer-upper in the suburbs that they could afford.
- The couple decided to buy the fixer-upper and spent the next few months renovating the kitchen and bathrooms.
- The neighborhood was filled with fixer-uppers, old houses that had been neglected for years but still had potential.
- The young couple's first home was a small fixer-upper that they had to gut and rebuild from the ground up.