as in achiever
a person who actively does things instead of just thinking or talking about them
I'm more of a thinker than a doer.
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Recent Examples of doer
Here’s how workers can thrive in the AI era of work:
Think like a manager
The most profound change required by the agentic shift is the move from being a doer to being a conductor of others, including yourself.
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Marco Argenti, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
Some are doers and more pragmatic.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Fueled by journalism that informs and inspires, Forbes spotlights the doers and doings shaping industries, achieving success and making an impact on the world.
—Forbes Press Releases, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Indeed, many of these behaviors—practicing gratitude and being more sociable, for instance—have been well studied for years and found to be beneficial to the doer or giver.
—Emiliana Simon-Thomas, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2025
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Marco Argenti, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
Some are doers and more pragmatic.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Fueled by journalism that informs and inspires, Forbes spotlights the doers and doings shaping industries, achieving success and making an impact on the world.
—Forbes Press Releases, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Indeed, many of these behaviors—practicing gratitude and being more sociable, for instance—have been well studied for years and found to be beneficial to the doer or giver.
—Emiliana Simon-Thomas, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for doer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doer
Noun
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The authors were diligent students, high achievers.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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In fact, according to a new JPMorgan survey of more than 100 billionaires, reading ranks as the top habit that elite achievers have in common.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
4 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The alternative way to get goods from ports in Russia or the manufacturing powerhouses of East Asia is to go south.—
Tucker Reals,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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The bazaar was once Iran’s autonomous economic powerhouse—a network of merchants whose financial independence gave them leverage against state power.—
Narges Bajoghli,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Doer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doer. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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