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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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.
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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
Classic yet creative, timeless yet innovative, Ralph Lauren reminds us of our distinct style as a nation of dreamers and doers.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
Having served as an innovation coach to organizations as varied as the Army Corp of Engineers, DARPA, and VA Hospitals, my experience is that there are talented, dedicated, out-of-the-box-thinkers and doers within our government.
—Robert B. Tucker, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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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
Classic yet creative, timeless yet innovative, Ralph Lauren reminds us of our distinct style as a nation of dreamers and doers.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
Having served as an innovation coach to organizations as varied as the Army Corp of Engineers, DARPA, and VA Hospitals, my experience is that there are talented, dedicated, out-of-the-box-thinkers and doers within our government.
—Robert B. Tucker, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Doer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doer. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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