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overachiever

noun

Etymology

From overachieve + -er or over- + achiever.

  1. derived from *accapō✻
  2. derived from achever
  3. derived from achever
  4. inherited from achieven
  5. prefixed as overachieve — “over + achieve”
  6. formed as overachiever — “overachieve + -er”

Definitions

  1. One who overachieves

    One who overachieves; one who has too much success.

    • But none of those is true for Mr. de Rothschild, who belongs instead to a multihyphened class of overachievers: eco-adventurer and green-evangelist.
    • The hyperfit athlete and the frail elderly woman are alike in that they are made in God's image. The lost rebellious teenager, the college overachiever, and the self-conscious middle schooler are all image bearers.

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