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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
achiever
noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Christopher came from a comfortable family of upper-middle-class achievers.
▪ I guess it was clear to everyone that I was bright and an achiever.
▪ The study shows that only-children tend to be high achievers in school.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Growing up in Lancaster County, Kenneff was considered a fine schoolboy, a high achiever.
▪ I guess it was clear to all that I was bright and an achiever.
▪ So many women today were independent high achievers, controlling their own money and their own lives.
▪ Society is always interested in achievers.
▪ The students surveyed are considered high achievers, 16 to 18 years old, with an A or B average.
▪ We all need to help one another become achievers.
▪ You are more serious in your approach to the job, and you are probably a high achiever.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Achiever

Achiever \A*chiev"er\, n. One who achieves; a winner.

Wiktionary
achiever

n. One who achieves; a winner.

WordNet
achiever

n. 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" [syn: winner, success, succeeder] [ant: failure]

Usage examples of "achiever".

VALS research divides the American population into eight consumer groups: Actualizers, Fulfilleds, Achievers, Experiencers, Believers, Strivers, Makers, and Strugglers.

Attribution theory states that achievers have learned that they are able to succeed, that hard work increases the chances of success, that learning about themselves facilitates success, and that succeeding is enjoyable and worthwhile.

For example, you can reduce feelings of inferiority, shame, and guilt by being a high achiever and behaving morally (level l, chapter 11), by desensitizing yourself or using stress inoculation (level 2, chapter 12), by learning new skills (level 3, chapter 13), and by recognizing the sources of your low self-esteem in childhood and lovingly reassuring the scared little boy/girl still within you (level 5, chapter 15).

They were fast-track achievers: They mountain-biked in Moab, windsurfed on the Columbia River in Oregon.