Thesaurus:doer

Thesaurus

doer

English

Noun

Sense: one who gets things done; an active person

Synonyms

• agent
• doer
• dynamo
• gunner (figurative)
• self-starter

Idioms

• ball of fire
• bundle of energy
• bundle of nerves
• busy beaver
• eager beaver
• go-getter
• live wire

Antonyms

Recipient of action

• patient
• victim

Person devoid of action

• do-nothing
• do-naught (archaic)
• faineant
• idler    [⇒ thesaurus]
• layabout
• lollygagger
• scrounger    [⇒ thesaurus]
• slacker
• slugabed

Hyponyms

• life and soul of the party (idiom)
• life of the party (idiom)
• party animal (idiom)

Hypernyms

• person    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• actively
• proactive
• active    [⇒ thesaurus]
• lazy    [⇒ thesaurus]
• maverick    [⇒ thesaurus]
• worker    [⇒ thesaurus]

Further reading

• “690. agent” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “doer” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.