self-starter
Example Sentences
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She’s a natural, a self-starter, a quick learner, a hard bargainer, a mistress of disguise — really just putting on a wig, some good clothes and a posh British or American accent.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2024
Still, Swift, her team, and the media have successfully branded the singer as a self-starter.
From Salon • Jan. 19, 2024
Gas-powered cars were becoming more reliable and easier to operate; the adoption of the self-starter made them safer.
From Washington Post • Sep. 23, 2021
It sounds like you’re raising an industrious self-starter!
From Slate • Sep. 6, 2021
Their son was a self-starter, a little bit of a loner, and very self-sufficient.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.