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单词 self-starter
释义

self-starter

noun

self-start·​er ˌself-ˈstär-tər How to pronounce self-starter (audio)
1
: starter sense 3a
2
: a person who has initiative

Synonyms

  • bootstrapper
  • go-ahead
  • go-getter
  • highflier
  • highflyer
  • hummer
  • hustler
  • live wire
  • powerhouse
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Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1

self-starter

noun

as in powerhouse
an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired hired a self-starter who instantly saw what needed to be done, and did it

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • powerhouse
  • go-getter
  • bootstrapper
  • hustler
  • achiever
  • highflier
  • highflyer
  • doer
  • hummer
  • live wire
  • individualist
  • eager beaver
  • enterpriser
  • go-ahead
  • comer
  • he-man

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • idler
  • procrastinator
  • dawdler
  • loafer
  • shirker
  • slacker
  • trifler
  • sluggard
  • putterer
  • dreamer
  • malingerer
  • lazybones
  • lounger
  • drone
  • laggard
  • loiterer
  • daydreamer
  • goldbrick
  • dallier
  • lingerer
  • ignorer
  • slowpoke
  • quitter
  • neglecter
  • stick-in-the-mud
  • dropout
  • ne'er-do-well
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