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[ goh-get-er, -get- ] / ˈgoʊˈgɛt ər, -ˌgɛt- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR go-getter ON THESAURUS.COM
noun Informal.an enterprising, aggressive person. Origin of go-getter1920–25, Americanism; probably from the exhortation Go get 'em!;see -er1 OTHER WORDS FROM go-gettergo-getting, adjectiveWords nearby go-gettergo for nothing, go forth, go-forward, Gog, Gog and Magog, go-getter, gogga, goggle, goggle-box, goggle-eye, goggle-eyed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for go-getterThe independent and go-getter spirit started young, with the band plastering posters throughout the Windy City. OK Go Is Helping Redefine the Music Video For the Internet Age|Lauren Schwartzberg|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST They call him a go-getter in the movie, and he is a go-getter, especially for that part of the country in a depressed situation. The King of Dramedy: Bob Odenkirk on ‘Nebraska,’ ‘Breaking Bad,’ and ‘Better Call Saul’|Andrew Romano|November 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST According to “well-placed sources,” Couric did not appreciate her go-getter attitude. NBC’s ‘Operation Bambi’: How ‘Today’ Booted Ann Curry Off|Melissa Leon|April 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST I'm sending you there, Harrison, because your record indicates that you're a go-getter. Monsoons of Death|Gerald Vance
That would put him right up in the go-getter class, which is the class I want to see Kay marry into. The Pride of Palomar|Peter B. Kyne Applehead, I may here explain, was an ex-sheriff, and what range men call a "go-getter." The Heritage of the Sioux|B.M. Bower The next man we send out to that Shanghai office is going to be a go-getter. The Go-Getter|Peter B. Kyne 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. Oh, You Tex!|William Macleod Raine
British Dictionary definitions for go-getter
nouninformal an ambitious enterprising person Derived forms of go-gettergo-getting, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to go-getterdoer, pistol, dynamo, hustler, workhorse, sharpy, self-starter, beaver, fireball, live wire, spark plug, ball of fire, hot shot |