go-getter

go–get·ter

noun \ˈgō-ˈge-tər, -ˌge-\

Definition of GO-GETTER

: an aggressively enterprising person

— go–get·ting \-ˌge-tiŋ\ adjective or noun

First Known Use of GO-GETTER

1919

Related to GO-GETTER

Synonyms: bootstrapper, go-ahead, highflier (or highflyer), hummer, hustler, live wire, powerhouse, rustler, self-starter

Related Words: eager beaver; achiever, comer, doer, enterpriser; he-man, individualist

Near Antonyms: dawdler, idler, loafer, lounger, putterer, trifler; goldbrick, malingerer, procrastinator, shirker, slacker; drone, lazybones, sluggard; dallier, laggard, lingerer, loiterer, slowpoke, stick-in-the-mud; ignorer, ne'er-do-well, neglecter; daydreamer, dreamer; dropout, quitter

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Rhymes with GO-GETTER

abettor, air letter, bed wetter, begetter, black letter, block letter, chain letter, day letter, dead letter, fan letter, forgetter, four-letter, night letter, regretter, upsetter, vignetter