overachievers

noun

plural of overachiever
as in achievers

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  1. achievers
  2. powerhouses
  3. self-starters
  4. highfliers
  5. doers
  6. go-getters
  7. bootstrappers
Noun
  • But while many women are high-achievers at their jobs, not enough of them are owning the profitability side of business.
    — Jane Miller, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The inaugural Ig Nobel Prize ceremony honored three fictitious achievers; all recipients in subsequent years (barring a 1994 award based on inaccurate reporting) have been real people.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of achievers
Noun
  • By capturing predictable fees on a massive, permanent baseline of cheap American energy, these three midstream powerhouses represent a high-quality structural play for investors.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
  • His intimate profiles on cultural powerhouses like Oprah Winfrey, Jennifer Aniston, Jodie Foster, Liza Minnelli and Lady Gaga, to name a few, have appeared in the pages of Esquire, Vanity Fair, New York and Vogue, among scores of other glossies.
    — Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of powerhouses
Noun
  • The spectacle gave rise to self-starters like Ai who sought to cash in on the growing hype.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
  • Problem solvers and self-starters should consider brands that are receptive to owner input.
    — Angelo Chavez, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Definition of self-starters
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  • The match would often feature the X-Division’s highflyers and provided some heart-stopping moments.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Ankrum studies financial arcana such as the Journal of Portfolio Management and seeks out stocks — not sexy highfliers — that are bound to increase in value over the longer haul.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
Definition of highfliers
Noun
  • Brainstorm Tech International will convene CEOs and founders, technologists and investors, thinkers and doers to tackle the challenge of turning technological promise into lasting business and societal value.
    — Alex Capri, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • 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, 3 June 2026
Definition of doers
Noun
  • Its three young cofounders, Anirudh Sharma, Rahul Rawat and Tanveer Ahmed, are all alums of the 30 Under 30 Asia list (class of 2025), which highlights young go-getters.
    — Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Norvell saw characteristics in the right go-getters early on.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Definition of go-getters
Noun
  • On top of these baseline requirements, the bootstrappers must make further assumptions in order to arrive at a unique answer.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
Definition of bootstrappers
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