doer

doer
/dooh"euhr/, n.
1. a person or thing that does something, esp. a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
2. a person characterized by action, as distinguished from one given to contemplation.
3. Australian. an amusing or eccentric person; character.
[1300-50; ME. See DO1, -ER1]

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  • Doer — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Bruno Doer (1905–?), deutscher klassischer Philologe und Althistoriker Gary Doer (* 1948), kanadischer Politiker Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit dem …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • doer — [do͞o′ər] n. 1. a person who does something or acts in a specified manner [a doer of good] 2. a person who gets things done …   English World dictionary

  • Doer — Do er, n. [From {Do}, v. t. & i.] 1. One who does; one who performs or executes; one who is wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent. [1913 Webster] The doers of the law shall be justified. Rom. ii. 13. [1913 Webster] 2. (Scots Law) An agent or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • DOER — Department of Employee Relations Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations …   Law dictionary

  • doer — c.1300, agent noun from DO (Cf. do) …   Etymology dictionary

  • doer — |ê| v. intr. 1. Sentir dor em; causar dor a. • v. intr. e pron. 2.  [Figurado] Sentir ou ter pena. = COMPADECER SE 3. Arrepender se; queixar se.   ‣ Etimologia: latim doleo, ere, sentir dor, causar dor, lamentar …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • doer — [n] go getter achiever, busy person, dynamo*, energetic person, man of action, motivator, mover and shaker*, risk taker, woman of action; concept 706 …   New thesaurus

  • doer — UK [ˈduːə(r)] / US [ˈduər] noun [countable] Word forms doer : singular doer plural doers someone who is active and achieves things He considers himself more of a doer than a thinker …   English dictionary

  • doer — [[t]du͟ːə(r)[/t]] doers N COUNT If you refer to someone as a doer, you mean that they do jobs promptly and efficiently, without spending a lot of time thinking about them. Robertson was a doer, not a thinker …   English dictionary

  • doer — noun 1) the doer of unspeakable deeds Syn: performer, perpetrator, executor, accomplisher, agent 2) Daniel is a thinker more than a doer Syn: worker, organizer, man/woman of action; informal mover and shaker, busy bee …   Thesaurus of popular words

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