go-getter

English

Noun

go -getter (plural go-getters)

(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.

Synonyms

ball of fire; See also Thesaurus:doer

Translations

one who is motivated or inclined to excel

Czech: podnikavec m
French: fonceur (fr) m, fonceuse (fr) f
German: Draufgänger (de) m

Greek: καταφερτζής (el) m (katafertzís)
Spanish: buscavida (es) m

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