go-getter

noun

go-get·​ter ˈgō-ˈge-tər How to pronounce go-getter (audio)
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: an aggressively enterprising person
go-getting adjective or noun

Examples of go-getter in a Sentence

a go-getter with his sights set on the presidency
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The first major blow to Zuckerberg's reputation as a scrappy go-getter who merely had a great idea for a harmless social media site came in 2015, with the first reporting on the Cambridge Analytica data mining scandal. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2025 Always act and sound like a go-getter, not a disgruntled employee who wants to leave. Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025 Expect for your energy levels to skyrocket after the full moon, as go-getter planet Mars enters your sign on April 18, filling your spirit with motivation, moxie, and a zealous desire to succeed. Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 24 Mar. 2025 In these troubled times, Baker’s deft handling of class and power dynamics only becomes more sadly topical, giving us a heroine for our time in Madison’s tinsel-haired, heel-clacking go-getter. Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025 Following the Altadena tour controversy, Harry and Meghan were hit with more bad publicity in the form of a lengthy and scathing cover story in Vanity Fair, which depicted Harry as a native, shallow and lonely figure who needs his wife to be the go-getter who earns them money. Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025 With her love for learning and a go-getter attitude, Leilani is definitely a rising star. The Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2025 In nature, most seed dispersal techniques are due to external factors – wind, animals, fire, gravity – but this remarkable little prickly go-getter native to the Mediterranean has found its own way of getting the job done. New Atlas, 25 Nov. 2024 Offer appropriate praise directed at the child, without bringing up to their go-getter siblings or top-of-the-class cousins. Wayne Parker, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of go-getter was in 1919

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“Go-getter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go-getter. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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go-getter

noun
go-get·​ter
ˈgō-ˌget-ər
: an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired
go-getting
-ˌget-iŋ
adjective or noun

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