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go-getter

American  
[goh-get-er, -get-] / ˈgoʊˈgɛt ər, -ˌgɛt- /

noun

Informal.

  1. an enterprising, aggressive person.

go-getter British  

noun

  1. informal an ambitious enterprising person

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Etymology

Origin of go-getter

1920–25, probably from the exhortation Go get 'em!; see -er 1

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