"extra-miler" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: extra-milers [plural], extra miler [alternative]
Etymology: From extra mile + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|extra mile|-er<id:occupation>|text=+|tree=1}} From extra mile + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} extra-miler (plural extra-milers)
  1. One who goes the extra mile, or does more than is expected of them.

Inflected forms

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