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 Rams have long been a mid-major powerhouse going back to the Shaka Smart days.—
Ryan Baker,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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However, college basketball has never featured a greater disparity between the haves and the have-nots, largely due to the transfer portal, which allows powerhouses like Florida to snatch mid-major stars with such swiftness that the sport has yet to take preventative action.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Bootstrapper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bootstrapper. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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