go-gettern.

Brit.

/ˈɡəʊˌɡɛtə/,

/ˌɡəʊˈɡɛtə/, U.S.

/ˈɡoʊˌɡɛdər/

Forms: 1900s– go-getter, 1900s– go-gitter (U.S. regional).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: go v., get v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < go v. + get v. + -er suffix¹. Compare later go-get v.

colloquial (originally U.S.).

An enterprising or ambitious person; a person who is determined or likely to succeed; an achiever.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > energy or enterprise > one who is enterprising

rusher1839

rustler1865

go-getter1901

self-starter1913

thruster1925

minuteman1961

1901 Afro-Amer. Ledger (Baltimore) 24 Aug. ‘Sin-Killer Griffin’..is now in Cleveland, Ohio, and from what we can learn he is giving the devil no little trouble. Rev. Mr. Griffin is a go-getter when he takes a notion to go after Satan and his imps.

1910 Muskogee (Okla.) Times-Democrat 24 Mar. 1/6 Bill Hill..is a go-getter. This morning at 1.30 two men tried to make away with about $100 worth of copper... Hill spotted them. He opened fire and..made them drop the copper.

1922 S. Lewis Babbitt xxi. 261 The thing to do then, as a live bunch of go-getters, is to capitalize Culture; to go right out and grab it.

1959 M. Cumberland Murmurs in Rue Morgue vii. 48 He was a go-getter, an arriviste,..a bull charging at competitive life.

1986 D. Koontz Strangers i. ii. 209 She's a real go-getter,..an achiever, a mover and shaker.

2002 Grocer 9 Mar. 98 (advt.) We want to appoint young, enthusiastic and ambitious go-getters who want to grab hold of this opportunity and make the most of it.

Compounds

attributive and appositive.

ΚΠ

1916 Janesville (Wisconsin) Daily Gaz. 11 July 1/4 Several hundred regular, go-getter salesmen from all over the world met here today.

1925 Amer. Mercury Feb. 216/1 Our national business policy is constantly tending toward mere go-getter salesmanship.

1977 Audubon May 26/2 Those virginal sand beaches..were irresistible to go-getter builders who wanted to cash in on the whims of the summer tourists.

2010 G. Octavia Playing Hard to Get ii. 35 An aspiring lawyer who prided herself on her Brooklyn hustle and go-getter mentality, Naudia was the perfect fit for Tamia.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	go-getter
释义	go-gettern. Brit. /ˈɡəʊˌɡɛtə/, /ˌɡəʊˈɡɛtə/, U.S. /ˈɡoʊˌɡɛdər/ Forms: 1900s– go-getter, 1900s– go-gitter (U.S. regional). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: go v., get v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < go v. + get v. + -er suffix¹. Compare later go-get v. colloquial (originally U.S.). An enterprising or ambitious person; a person who is determined or likely to succeed; an achiever. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > energy or enterprise > one who is enterprising rusher1839 rustler1865 go-getter1901 self-starter1913 thruster1925 minuteman1961 1901 Afro-Amer. Ledger (Baltimore) 24 Aug. ‘Sin-Killer Griffin’..is now in Cleveland, Ohio, and from what we can learn he is giving the devil no little trouble. Rev. Mr. Griffin is a go-getter when he takes a notion to go after Satan and his imps. 1910 Muskogee (Okla.) Times-Democrat 24 Mar. 1/6 Bill Hill..is a go-getter. This morning at 1.30 two men tried to make away with about $100 worth of copper... Hill spotted them. He opened fire and..made them drop the copper. 1922 S. Lewis Babbitt xxi. 261 The thing to do then, as a live bunch of go-getters, is to capitalize Culture; to go right out and grab it. 1959 M. Cumberland Murmurs in Rue Morgue vii. 48 He was a go-getter, an arriviste,..a bull charging at competitive life. 1986 D. Koontz Strangers i. ii. 209 She's a real go-getter,..an achiever, a mover and shaker. 2002 Grocer 9 Mar. 98 (advt.) We want to appoint young, enthusiastic and ambitious go-getters who want to grab hold of this opportunity and make the most of it. Compounds attributive and appositive. ΚΠ 1916 Janesville (Wisconsin) Daily Gaz. 11 July 1/4 Several hundred regular, go-getter salesmen from all over the world met here today. 1925 Amer. Mercury Feb. 216/1 Our national business policy is constantly tending toward mere go-getter salesmanship. 1977 Audubon May 26/2 Those virginal sand beaches..were irresistible to go-getter builders who wanted to cash in on the whims of the summer tourists. 2010 G. Octavia Playing Hard to Get ii. 35 An aspiring lawyer who prided herself on her Brooklyn hustle and go-getter mentality, Naudia was the perfect fit for Tamia. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1901
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