Talk:fixer-upper

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fixer-upper

I always thought this to mean someone who fixes stuff. --Keene 15:47, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Widespread use in US, anyway, for houses and cars and, occasionally, furniture, appliances, etc.. DCDuring TALK 16:00, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Word. —Ruakh_TALK 16:14, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Agreed. Very widespread. Atelaes 16:16, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

I've heard it used more commonly for the person who does the fixing, but the "to be fixed" definition seems right also.--Dmol 17:00, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Don't clearly recollect hearing agent sense, but it wouldn't surprise me. Is this only US ? DCDuring TALK 17:25, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

In the UK this means a person good at fixing things, but never to a thing that needs fixing. SemperBlotto 17:36, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Both are common in the US. --Connel MacKenzie 17:46, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

added additional sense, removed tag - [The]DaveRoss 15

48, 19 April 2008 (UTC)