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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Small but mighty, seeds are nutritional powerhouses.—
Heather Riske,
Better Homes & Gardens,
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Meanwhile, financial powerhouses continue defending these practices as essential to business success.—
Suresh Basnet,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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“Bootstrapper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bootstrapper. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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