ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Doer

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈduː.əː/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Doer is a noun meaning Someone who does, performs, or executes; an active person, an agent.

Meaning

Someone who does, performs, or executes; an active person, an agent.

Example Sentences

a doer of good
The doer and the thinker No allowance for the other.
By the wisdom proclaimed of old the doer must suffer.
In schools, submission, not curiosity, was a highly valued virtue. Thinkers were out, doers were in.

Word Forms

Synonyms for doer

Depending on context, synonyms include agent, dynamo, gunner, self-starter, actor, worker.

Antonyms for doer

Common opposites include patient, victim, do-nothing, do-naught, faineant, idler.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include actor, worker, effective, active, enactor, activist.

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