go-getter

Definition

An active and enterprising person; one who is motivated or inclined to excel; one who strives to achieve success or improvement.

Example Sentences

• "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.""