go-getter

American  

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

noun

Informal.

go-getters plural

1. an enterprising, aggressive person.

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go-getter British  

noun

1. informal an ambitious enterprising person

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• go-getting
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• go-getters
  plural

Etymology

Origin of go-getter

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

Example Sentences

In years past, one former Go-Getter used a walker to get to the field, swung a mean bat, and let a pinch-runner take over after she banged out a hit.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2025

So the games go on every Thursday at Smith Park in Pico Rivera, home of the Go-Getter softball league.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2025

This one, The Go-Getter, has much more going on.

From The Guardian • Jan. 20, 2013

Go-Getter Pawley went to China to see why C.N.A.C. was not coining money.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1935, when Cincinnati's old, famed Gruen Watch Co. found itself unable to pay $1,800,000 owed to banks, the banks asked Go-Getter Ben Katz if he could put the firm back on its feet.

From Time Magazine Archive