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go-getter

go-getter noun: an active and enterprising person; one who is motivated or inclined to excel; one who strives to achieve success or improvement.

Noun

go-getter (plural go-getters)

  1. (idiomatic) An active and enterprising person; one who is motivated or inclined to excel; one who strives to achieve success or improvement.
    • He's a promising young go-getter, but he needs to learn some things about office politics.
    • Tom Pitella is a go-getter and does not rely on others to prove things in the field of mathematics to him.
    Synonyms:
    ball of fire

Synonyms of go-getter

Forms of go-getter

pluralgo-getters

Words formed from go-getter

Questions about go-getter

What does go-getter mean?
Go-getter means an active and enterprising person; one who is motivated or inclined to excel; one who strives to achieve success or improvement.
What part of speech is go-getter?
Go-getter is a noun.
What is the plural of go-getter?
The plural of go-getter is go-getters.

Words near go-getter in the dictionary

  1. go-faster stripe
  2. go-faster stripes
  3. go-fasts
  4. go-fer
  5. go-fers
  6. go-getter
  7. go-getterness
  8. go-getters
  9. go-getting
  10. go-go
  11. go-go boot

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