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First Known Use
1919, in the meaning defined above
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“Go-getter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go-getter. Accessed 30 Nov. 2022.
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go-getter
noun
go-get·ter
ˈgō-ˌget-ər
: an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired
go-getting
adjective or noun
-ˌget-iŋ
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