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achiever

achiever

18 3.2
A person who reaches their goals through hard work and skill
  • noun
  • /əˈtʃivər/
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  • But if you want to be a high achiever, the thing you have to practice far more than a growth mindset is the physics of progress.
  • high achievers
  • low achievers
  • gifted achievers

And so I think that he's also an achiever and a performer.

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Examples

  • And so, so many achievers have an underlying fear of failure.

  • And I think her rage comes from being aware that her mother's high demands may temporarily make her a high achiever.

  • In this way, such a student may become a "real achiever" in the classroom and beyond.

    Academic text (1990)
  • You have a large family, many high achievers in that family.

  • We had all different types of guys that were just extraordinary high achievers and thought leaders.

  • And so I think that he's also an achiever and a performer.

  • You're a mentor to entrepreneurs, high achievers and leaders, special forces.

  • He's a real achiever.

  • ...and high achievers.

  • Laura has always been a achiever, excelling in college and then tackling medical school.

Synonyms

winner
vsachiever
1.0

A person or team that beats others in a competition

is defined by reaching goals through effort and ability, not only winning
success
vsachiever
513 2.0

A person who has achieved a lot in their life or career

is about reaching goals through effort and ability, not scale or status
doer
vsachiever
40 3.5

A person who takes action to finish tasks

focuses on achieving outcomes and success rather than mere activity
overachiever
vsachiever
18 5.0

A person who works very hard and gets better results than expected at school or work

achieves goals through effort and ability without necessarily exceeding expectations
getter
vsachiever
17 3.9

A person who achieves things by working hard

focuses on achieving success broadly through effort and ability
overcomer
vsachiever
1 7.0

A person who succeeds despite hard times

is about reaching goals generally, not only overcoming hardship
succeeder
vsachiever
6.7

A person who often reaches their goals

is about reaching goals through effort and ability, not necessarily repeatedly
triumphator
vsachiever
9.9

A person who wins a great victory in a contest

is about achieving goals more generally, not limited to grand victories

Antonyms

loser
  • Offensive
810 4.8

A person who often fails and who others look down on

11 4.6

A person, often a student, who gets lower grades than they could

How Successful

overachiever
18 5.0
achiever
18 3.2
underachiever
11 4.6

Surface Forms

achiever singular
achievers plural

Morphology

achiever = achieve (transparent) = achieve + er

Formed by adding the productive agentive suffix '-er' to the verb 'achieve'; the meaning 'a person who achieves' is directly predictable.

Etymology

Achiever comes from the verb achieve, which came from an old French word achever meaning 'to finish'. So an achiever is someone who 'finishes' or reaches a goal after hard work, which is why today it means a person who gets success.