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self-starter

[ self-stahr-ter ]
/ ˈsɛlfˈstɑr tər /
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noun

starter(def 3).
Informal. a person who begins work or undertakes a project on his or her own initiative, without needing to be told or encouraged to do so.

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RELATED WORDS

doer, pistol, dynamo, hustler, workhorse, sharpy, beaver, fireball, go-getter

Nearby words

self-similarity, self-slaughter, self-slayer, self-sow, self-sown, self-starter, self-sterile, self-stick, self-storage, self-study, self-styled

Origin of self-starter

First recorded in 1890–95

Related forms

self-start·ing, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for self-starter

self-starter

noun

the former name for a starter (def. 2)
a person who is strongly motivated and shows initiative, esp at work
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012