go-getter

American  

[goh-get-er, -get-] / ˈgoʊˈgɛt ər, -ˌgɛt- /

noun

Informal.

1. an enterprising, aggressive person.

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go-getter British  

noun

1. informal  an ambitious enterprising person

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Other Word Forms

• go-getting adjective

Etymology

Origin of go-getter

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

Example Sentences

“He’s a go-getter. Whenever we can go get extra work, he’s there. He’ll get any ball in his vicinity. He’s fast, strong and physical — everything you want in a receiver.”

From Los Angeles Times

A brash go-getter, Sean Combs became an overnight millionaire when he launched Bad Boy Records in 1993 with a roster of top artists.

From BBC

He was a go-getter, a ball of energy, and he knew virtually nothing about pop culture.

From Los Angeles Times

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