eager beaver

noun
/ˌiː.ɡə ˈbiː.və/UK/ˌi.ɡɚ ˈbi.vɚ/US

Etymology

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Definitions

  1. One (especially a child) who is very excited or enthusiastic to begin a task

    One (especially a child) who is very excited or enthusiastic to begin a task; a person who is exceedingly assiduous in an enthusiastic manner

    • An “eager beaver” in terms of computing, Gates apparently started programming at age eleven.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for eager beaver. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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