as in enterpriser
a person who achieves success; a successful person
Both of his brothers are achievers who have worked for everything they have received in life.
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Recent Examples of achiever
But beyond pay, high achievers at the top are confronting the trade-offs of breaking the glass ceiling.
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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
Bob and Mike could never have imagined that their careers would end up in the Tennis Hall of Fame, an elite club numbering less than 300 of the game’s highest achievers; Maria Sharapova joins them in the class of 2025.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
But there would have undoubtedly been fewer swell parties in gorgeous settings where high-quality liquor and high-quality conversation flowed and high achievers in the Black community congregated.
—Joanne Kaufman, Air Mail, 16 Aug. 2025
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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
Bob and Mike could never have imagined that their careers would end up in the Tennis Hall of Fame, an elite club numbering less than 300 of the game’s highest achievers; Maria Sharapova joins them in the class of 2025.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
But there would have undoubtedly been fewer swell parties in gorgeous settings where high-quality liquor and high-quality conversation flowed and high achievers in the Black community congregated.
—Joanne Kaufman, Air Mail, 16 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for achiever
Noun
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Columbus is a melting pot of enterprisers, its residents a blend of locals, transplants and newbies drawn by business and academia.—
Wendy Pramik,
USA TODAY,
14 Mar. 2018
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Adding a younger player like Tucker will help the organization be a powerhouse for years to come.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic are powerhouses in exporting baseball talent to the major leagues.—
Denny Alfonso,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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China is always a staunch doer and important contributor to global green development.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Energy, Robbins proffered, was a — perhaps the — essential trait of all the world’s doers, some of whom would take the same stage that very day or the next.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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