go-getter

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

noun Informal.

an enterprising, aggressive person.

Origin of go-getter

1920–25, Americanism; probably from the exhortation Go get 'em!; see -er1

OTHER WORDS FROM go-getter

go-get·ting, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for go-getting

  • I mean I dont like New Yorkwouldnt live there if you gave me the placebut it showed a sort of go-getting spirit.

    The Knights of Arthur |Frederik Pohl

British Dictionary definitions for go-getting

go-getter

noun

informal an ambitious enterprising person

Derived forms of go-getter

go-getting, adjective