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Definition of "go-getter" []

  • Informal An enterprising person. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "go-getter" in a sentence
  • ""Mark is a go-getter," defensive coordinator Perry Fewell said."
  • "But they sure turned Belit into a spicy rough-n-tumble go-getter, eh?"
  • "Erma is a go-getter who chases every sailor in sight and has them dancing to her tune -- so why is she handed around like a parcel during her one chance to shine on "Buddie?""