achiever (redirected from achievers)

a·chieve  (-chv)

v. a·chieved, a·chiev·ing, a·chieves

v.tr.

1. To perform or carry out with success; accomplish. See Synonyms at perform.

2. To attain with effort or despite difficulty. See Synonyms at reach.

v.intr.

To accomplish something successfully; perform at a standard or above standard level: skills needed to achieve in school.

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[Middle English acheven, from Old French achever, from a chief (venir), (to come) to a head; see chief.]

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a·chieva·ble adj.

a·chiever n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

achiever - a person with a record of successes; "his son would never be the achiever that his father was"; "only winners need apply"; "if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success" succeeder, winner, success individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" first lady - the leading woman in an art or profession great - a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field; "he is one of the greats of American music" highflier, highflyer - a person of great ability and ambition natural - someone regarded as certain to succeed; "he's a natural for the job" sleeper - an unexpected achiever of success; "the winner was a true sleeper--no one expected him to get it" nonstarter, unsuccessful person, loser, failure - a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently

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achiever

noun success, winner, dynamo, high-flyer, doer, go-getter (informal), organizer, active person, overachiever, man or woman of action, wheeler-dealer (informal) In school, he was not one of the achievers.

Translations

achiever [əˈtʃiːvə^r] n
to be a high achiever → être très doué(e)
to be a low achiever → ne pas être (très) doué(e)
a way to keep low achievers from dropping out → un moyen de maintenir les moins doués dans le système
Achilles heel [əˈkɪliːz] n → talon m d'Achille
Achilles tendon [əˈkɪliːz] n → tendon m d'Achille

achiever

n → Leistungstyp m (inf); to be an achiever → leistungsorientiert sein; high achiever (Sch) → leistungsstarkes Kind

achiever [əˈtʃiːvəʳ] n (Sociol) she is a high achiever → ha una personalità vincente