go-getter
noun
an enterprising, aggressive person.
go-getting
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a word derived from
go-getter.
Example Sentences
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No-nonsense, go-getting Elizabeth leads the way, armed with tradecraft gleaned from her previous secret life and her trusty handbag: “A gun, a pen, some lipstick and a crossword book. Just like the good old days.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 16, 2022
The go-getting entrepreneur had to close her business and was soon spending most of her time on the couch.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2022
“It’s a transparent generation that’s practical, go-getting, tech-oriented and eager to have it all.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2017
Commercially successful artists, especially ones who are openly aiming for massive success or who have sustained stardom, tend to be dinged for being go-getting.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2017
I mean I don’t like New York—wouldn’t live there if you gave me the place—but it showed a sort of go-getting spirit.
From The Knights of Arthur by Frederik Pohl
