doer

noun

do·​er ˈdü-ər How to pronounce doer (audio)
: one that takes an active part
a thinker or a doer

Examples of doer in a Sentence

I'm more of a thinker than a doer.
Recent Examples on the Web After our acquisition by Nuveen, my role shifted from a doer to leader. Jessica Bailey, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 Estep remembers both of her parents as doers: Her father was an electrician who retired a couple of times but kept finding his way back to work. Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 6 Oct. 2024 Her back yard in Savannah is full of snakes, raccoons, turtles, and other creatures—nature’s great doers and undoers—and her very individual response to the environment, and to the politics that inform its place in our lives, is a hallmark of her style, her way of being. Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024 Their technology executives are doers, not vendor managers. Rodney Zimmel, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for doer 

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of doer was in the 14th century

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“Doer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doer. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

doer

noun
do·​er ˈdü-ər How to pronounce doer (audio)
: one that does

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