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enterprising person

NOUN
mover and shaker
Synonyms
WEAK
VIP achiever affluential catalyst doer entrepreneur generator go-getter heavy hitter heavyweight leader lightning rod man of influence mover palpable presence pathfinder player presence producer spark plug trailblazer upstart wheeler and dealer whip
NOUN
rising star
Synonyms
WEAK
VIP achiever affluential catalyst doer dynamo entrepreneur generator go-getter heavy hitter heavyweight leader lightning rod man of influence mover palpable presence pathfinder player presence producer spark plug trailblazer up-and-comer upstart wheeler and dealer whip
NOUN
up-and-comer
Synonyms
WEAK
VIP achiever affluential catalyst doer dynamo entrepreneur generator girlboss go-getter heavy hitter heavyweight leader lightning rod man of influence mover palpable presence pathfinder player presence producer rising star spark plug trailblazer upstart wheeler and dealer whip

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One enterprising person even copied the survey questions onto a blank sheet of paper, filled that out, and mailed it to us.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2020

You're obviously an intelligent and enterprising person, with multiple skills and interests.

From The Guardian • Aug. 19, 2011

This enterprising person and then that began to "run up" houses, irrespective of every other enterprising person who was doing the same thing.

From The New Machiavelli by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

This enterprising person has made a bold appropriation of the American version, with only such changes as might serve the purpose of concealing the fraud.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. by

Then some truly enterprising person took it on as a lodging-house for summer visitors, also for a tea-garden for motorists.

From Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune by Onions, Mrs. Oliver

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