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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An enterprising person.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun a person disposed to initiate action, rather than take instructions; an enterprising person; a person with a strong drive to accomplish useful goals; especially, one whose career progresses rapidly.

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  • noun idiomatic One who is motivated or inclined to excel; one who strives to achieve success or improvement.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun someone whose career progresses rapidly

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