achiever

noun

achiev·​er ə-ˈchē-vər 

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]

Examples of achiever in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In contrast to the highest-achieving countries, U.S. performance is lower for both high and low achievers and shows wider achievement gaps associated with students’ socioeconomic status—gaps that national data show have grown even wider since the pandemic. —Linda Darling-Hammond, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025

The couple's friends also remembered them as high achievers who were active in their local religious community while speaking to Leicestershire Live and the BBC. —Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 16 June 2025

Inspired by her father, Cuthbert Barry, who was born in 1933, his own drive toward excellence was a catalyst for her life as a high achiever. —Maureen Murphy, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2025

Because they’re seen as high achievers, former overachievers tend to suffer quietly. —Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing achiever

• high achiever
• low achiever

Rhymes for achiever

• believer
• deceiver
• perceiver
• receiver
• reliever
• retriever
• transceiver
• cleaver
• fever
• leaver
• weaver
• unbeliever