noun
- people who discriminate against or judge others based on physical appearance or attractiveness
Usage: informal; often used in discussions of discrimination and social bias
Examples
- Some lookists in the workplace make unfair assumptions about candidates based solely on how they look.
- The article criticized lookists who dismiss talented people because of their appearance.
- She argued that lookists perpetuate harmful beauty standards in society.
- Lookists often overlook qualified individuals who don't fit conventional attractiveness norms.