Synonyms for go-getter


Grammar : Noun
Spell : goh-get-er, -get-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgoʊˈgɛt ər, -ˌgɛt-

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Définition of go-getter

Origin :
  • 1910, American English, from go + agent noun from get (v.). Goer, with essentially the same meaning, is attested from late 14c.
  • noun eager beaver
Example sentences :
  • I'm sending you there, Harrison, because your record indicates that you're a go-getter.
  • Extract from : « Monsoons of Death » by Gerald Vance
  • The next man we send out to that Shanghai office is going to be a go-getter.
  • Extract from : « The Go-Getter » by Peter B. Kyne
  • Applehead, I may here explain, was an ex-sheriff, and what range men call a "go-getter."
  • Extract from : « The Heritage of the Sioux » by B.M. Bower
  • If it was anybody else I'd say it was crazy, but you're such a doggoned hellion of a go-getter mebbe you can put it over.
  • Extract from : « Oh, You Tex! » by William Macleod Raine
  • That would put him right up in the go-getter class, which is the class I want to see Kay marry into.
  • Extract from : « The Pride of Palomar » by Peter B. Kyne
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