go-getter

[ goh-get-er, -get- ]

noun

, Informal.

1. an enterprising, aggressive person.

go-getter

noun

1. informal.
   an ambitious enterprising person

Derived Forms

• ˈgo-ˌgetting, adjective

Other Words From

• go-getting adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of go-getter¹

1920–25, Americanism; probably from the exhortation Go get 'em!; -er ¹

Example Sentences

They suggested that the country’s legendary work ethic and go-getter spirit might be a form of mental illness that they called “Americanitis.”

From Salon

Phineas Banning, “the father of the port,” was one of those go-getter Yankees who saw L.A. as a blank slate for the making and the taking.

From Los Angeles Times

A go-getter committed to a city where her family has lived for five generations.

From Los Angeles Times

My supervisor considers this co-worker a “go-getter,” but I think he is being anti-collaborative and imposing more work on the rest of us.

From New York Times

“She had great style and panache and knowledge, and she was a just an incredible go-getter,” Lyles said.

From Los Angeles Times