achiever

noun

achiev·​er ə-ˈchē-vər How to pronounce achiever (audio)
plural achievers
: someone who achieves success especially through effort : a successful person
Donovan's the best of the lot; typical first child, steady, responsible, the big achiever in the bunch.Sue Grafton
a high achiever [=a hard-working, successful person]
a low achiever [=a person who does not work hard and is not successful]

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High achievers often have a perfectionist part that pushes them to work harder to avoid failure or rejection. Jane Marie Chen, Time, 10 Oct. 2025 Before this high achiever entered La Mer’s roster of offerings, its lip category consisted only of The Lip Balm, The Lip Polish, and The Lip Volumizer — all geared towards nourishing, restoring, and, in case of the latter, treating pouts to buildable color. Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025 But beyond pay, high achievers at the top are confronting the trade-offs of breaking the glass ceiling. Renessa Boley Layne, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 Growing up in Concord, North Carolina, just outside Charlotte, Jacob Palmer was a classic academic achiever. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for achiever

Word History

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of achiever was in 1565

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“Achiever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/achiever. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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