as in powerhouse
an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired
he was the proverbial bootstrapper, having worked his way up from the mail room to the corner office
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Taylor Swift enters the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Vice President JD Vance makes a major life announcement, and Indiana completes its transformation from basketball school to football powerhouse.—
Melinda Yao,
NBC news,
24 Jan. 2026 -
Hagerty’s reward for a second semifinal trip is a matchup against Florida’s wrestling powerhouse, South Dade, which defeated South Plantation 53-24.—
Steve Gorches,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Bootstrapper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bootstrapper. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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