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eager beaver

UK/ˌiː.ɡə ˈbiː.və//ˌi.ɡɚ ˈbi.vɚ/

eager beaver noun: one (especially a child) who is very excited or enthusiastic to begin a task; a person who is exceedingly assiduous in an enthusiastic manner.

Noun

eager beaver (plural eager beavers)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) One (especially a child) who is very excited or enthusiastic to begin a task; a person who is exceedingly assiduous in an enthusiastic manner
    • PULASKI: I am unfamiliar with this symbol.
      DATA: It indicates a genetically engineered biological life-form.
      PULASKI: About twenty percent of the specimens fall into that category. Some eager beaver at play.
      DATA: Query: "eager beaver?"
      PULASKI: Well in this case, eager beaver refers to some over...1988 November 21, Diana Muldaur, Brent Spiner, The Child (Star Trek: The Next Generation), Paramount Domestic Television, →OCLC
    • An “eager beaver” in terms of computing, Gates apparently started programming at age eleven.2007, Bernadette Hlubik Schell, The Internet and Society, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 178

eager beaver meaning in Tamil

eager beaver in Tamil

ஆர்வலர்

Forms of eager beaver

pluraleager beavers

Origin of eager beaver

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Questions about eager beaver

What does eager beaver mean?
Eager beaver means one (especially a child) who is very excited or enthusiastic to begin a task; a person who is exceedingly assiduous in an enthusiastic manner.
What is eager beaver in Tamil?
Eager beaver in Tamil is ஆர்வலர். See Eager beaver meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is eager beaver?
Eager beaver is a noun.
How do you pronounce eager beaver?
Eager beaver is pronounced /ˌiː.ɡə ˈbiː.və/ (UK).
What is the plural of eager beaver?
The plural of eager beaver is eager beavers.

Words near eager beaver in the dictionary

  1. Eagarville
  2. Eagen
  3. Eagens
  4. Eagentci
  5. eager
  6. eager beaver
  7. eager beavers
  8. eager load
  9. eagered
  10. eagerer
  11. eagerest

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