achievera‧chiev‧er /əˈtʃiːvə $ -ər/ noun [countable] - Christopher came from a comfortable family of upper-middle-class achievers.
- I guess it was clear to everyone that I was bright and an achiever.
- The study shows that only-children tend to be high achievers in school.
- Growing up in Lancaster County, Kenneff was considered a fine schoolboy, a high achiever.
- I guess it was clear to all that I was bright and an achiever.
- So many women today were independent high achievers, controlling their own money and their own lives.
- Society is always interested in achievers.
- The students surveyed are considered high achievers, 16 to 18 years old, with an A or B average.
- We all need to help one another become achievers.
- You are more serious in your approach to the job, and you are probably a high achiever.
a successful person► successful use this about a successful person or a job in which someone is successful: successful businessman/star/lawyer etc: · Three years ago she married a successful businessman, and now she never sees her old friends.· a rich, successful entrepreneur· Eddie Murphy is one of Hollywood's most successful stars.· After a long run in the band Genesis, he had a successful solo career.
► high flyer someone who is extremely successful in their job, especially because they have an unusually high level of ability: · High flyers can expect promotion to Branch Manager by the time they're 30.· Jupe is an academic high-flyer and a gifted administrator.· The potential high flyers of the diplomatic service usually join as administrative trainees.
► achiever someone who is determined, who works hard, and who is very successful at whatever they do: · Christopher came from a comfortable family of upper-middle-class achievers. · I guess it was clear to everyone that I was bright and an achiever.high achiever: · The study shows that only-children tend to be high achievers in school.
► be a success story if someone's life or job is a success story , they have been very successful, especially when they start from a low position or from a situation that does not give them many advantages: · His life has been the classic American success story, from rags to riches.· Richard is one of our success stories -- by accepting voluntary work, he was spared a prison sentence.· Hill represents a police success story, having risen up through the ranks to become chief inspector.
nounachievementachieverunderachiever ≠ overachieverunderachievement ≠ overachievementverbachieveunderachieve ≠ overachieveadjectiveachievable