hummer

hum·mer

noun \ˈhə-mər\

Definition of HUMMER

1

: one that hums

2

: hummingbird

3

: humdinger

4

: fastball

Examples of HUMMER

1. A hummer was feeding at the flowers.
2. <he's a real hummer when it comes to getting new clients for his advertising agency>

First Known Use of HUMMER

1605

Related to HUMMER

Synonyms: bootstrapper, go-ahead, highflier (or highflyer), go–getter, hustler, live wire, powerhouse, rustler, self-starter

Related Words: eager beaver; achiever, comer, doer, enterpriser; he-man, individualist

Near Antonyms: dawdler, idler, loafer, lounger, putterer, trifler; goldbrick, malingerer, procrastinator, shirker, slacker; drone, lazybones, sluggard; dallier, laggard, lingerer, loiterer, slowpoke, stick-in-the-mud; ignorer, ne'er-do-well, neglecter; daydreamer, dreamer; dropout, quitter

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Rhymes with HUMMER

bummer, comer, drummer, gummer, mummer, plumber, rummer, slummer, strummer, summer