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eager beaver

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eager beaver
n. Informal
One that is exceptionally, often excessively industrious or zealous: "The eager beavers of industry seldom reach their potential, much less rise to the top" Newsweek.
eager-beaver (gr-bvr) adj.
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Noun1.eager beavereager beaver - an alert and energetic person
busy bee, live wire, sharpie, sharpy
doer, actor, worker - a person who acts and gets things done; "he's a principal actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a doer"; "he's a miracle worker"
goffer, gopher - a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman)
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