as in powerhouse
an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired
he was the proverbial bootstrapper, having worked his way up from the mail room to the corner office
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Recent Examples of bootstrapper
On top of these baseline requirements, the bootstrappers must make further assumptions in order to arrive at a unique answer.
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Quanta Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
Quanta Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bootstrapper
powerhouse
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The island of Manhattan, home base for many of America’s financial and corporate powerhouses including Wall Street, had a gross domestic product of just over $1 trillion in 2024.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
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But Epstein hired a powerhouse legal team, headed by some of the most aggressive lawyers in America.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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“Bootstrapper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bootstrapper. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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