Go-getter

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  go-getter \go-getter\ n.
     a person disposed to initiate action, rather than take
     instructions; an enterprising person; a person with a strong
     drive to accomplish useful goals; especially, one whose
     career progresses rapidly. [WordNet sense 1]
  


     Syn: whizz-kid, whiz-kid, ball of fire.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  go-getter
       n : someone whose career progresses rapidly [syn: {whizz-kid}, {whiz-kid},
            {ball of fire}]