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achiever en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /əˈt͡ʃiːvɚ/

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English achieven English achieve Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English achiever From achieve + -er.

Meanings

1. One who achieves something.
2. One who tends to succeed; a winner.
   • Studies of student behavior and attitudes show that a majority of students violate standards of academic integrity to some degree, and that high achievers are just as likely to do it as others. 2012 July 9, Richard Pérez-Peña, “Studies Find More Students Cheating, With High Achievers No Exception”, in The New York Times:
   • River hadn't laid eyes on Hobden before, but this had to be him: average height, thinning brownish hair, look of terror as he turned to face this new intrusion even while crushed in an arm-lock by the previous invader, the achiever—except this wasn't an achiever: he was blackclad, wore a balaclava, had a utility belt round his waist, but the ensemble lacked the hi-tech tailoring of the genuine article. 2011, Mick Herron, Slow Horses:

Forms

Deriveds

superachiever · overachiever · underachiever · nonachiever