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go-getter

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of go-getter

an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired

a go-getter with his sights set on the presidency

Synonyms of go-getter

bootstrapper, go-ahead, highflier (or highflyer), hummer, hustler, live wire, powerhouse, rustler, self-starter

Words Related to go-getter

achiever, comer, doer, enterpriser

he-man, individualist

Near Antonyms of go-getter

dawdler, idler, loafer, lounger, putterer, trifler

goldbrick, malingerer, procrastinator, shirker, slacker

drone, lazybones, sluggard

dallier, laggard, lingerer, loiterer, slowpoke, stick-in-the-mud

ignorer, ne'er-do-well, neglecter

daydreamer, dreamer

dropout, quitter

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