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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(idiomatic) An active and enterprising person; one who is motivated or inclined to excel; one who strives to achieve success or improvement..
He's a promising young go-getter, but he needs to learn some things about office politics.
Tom Pitella is a go-getter and does not rely on others to prove things in the field of mathematics to him.
"Then I hope you've taken its moral lesson to heart." "What's that?" "The awful possibilities of being submerged by the insidious urge of the go-getter, and forgetting about the really important things of life."
I must get it from my dad. Can't be from Mom, the world-class go-getter, hand shaker, and baby kisser.”
Use go-getter when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Go-getter means (idiomatic) An active and enterprising person; one who is motivated or inclined to excel; one who strives to achieve success or improvement..
Common synonyms include ball of fire, whiz-kid, whizz-kid.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He's a promising young go-getter, but he needs to learn some things about office politics.
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