as in achiever
a person who actively does things instead of just thinking or talking about them
I'm more of a thinker than a doer.
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Recent Examples of doer
Top performers aren’t just doers.
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Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Our earth signs—Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn—are the doers, creators, and organizers of the zodiac.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 24 Jan. 2025
The first broad generation of American economists, of the Gilded Age, were nebbish cloistered bookworms who missed out on being a doer in the greatest era of being a doer, the industrial revolution.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
The captains of industry, the doers extraordinaire, had made the tariff their baby, dictating its lines to Congress.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Our earth signs—Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn—are the doers, creators, and organizers of the zodiac.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 24 Jan. 2025
The first broad generation of American economists, of the Gilded Age, were nebbish cloistered bookworms who missed out on being a doer in the greatest era of being a doer, the industrial revolution.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
The captains of industry, the doers extraordinaire, had made the tariff their baby, dictating its lines to Congress.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doer
Noun
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Because they’re seen as high achievers, former overachievers tend to suffer quietly.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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The Trap of the Certainty Mindset Many high achievers climb the ladder by being right—often faster, louder, and more confidently than everyone else.—
John Rex,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
Noun
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The United States, once the manufacturing powerhouse of the world, now sees nearly 80% of its GDP derived from services.—
Richard Lebovitz,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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There’s another intimate powerhouse of a show at the Museum of Modern Art.—
Shauna Lyon,
New Yorker,
23 May 2025
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“Doer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doer. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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