noun
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a person or thing that does something or acts in a specified manner
a doer of good
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an active or energetic person
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a thriving animal, esp a horse
Etymology
Origin of doer
Example Sentences
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In one, Grimes offered to help Musk get $5 billion in funding from then-cryptocurrency wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried, whom he described as an “Ultra genius and doer builder like your formula.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
Eventually, they were joined by a world-class thinker and doer, Steve Simon.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2024
It’s like, hey buddy, turns out you are the doer.
From Slate • Jun. 28, 2023
"You were a dreamer and a doer, and a pioneer in our sport - truly one of a kind," former world number two Tommy Haas said in a tribute.
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2022
‘Many a doer of great deeds might say no more,’ said Ingold.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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