"overachiever" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-overachiever.wav Forms: overachievers [plural]
Etymology: From overachieve + -er or over- + achiever. Etymology templates: {{af|en|overachieve|-er|id2=agent noun}} overachieve + -er, {{af|en|over-|achiever}} over- + achiever Head templates: {{en-noun}} overachiever (plural overachievers)
  1. One who overachieves; one who has too much success. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: over-achiever Related terms: overachieve Translations (one who overachieves): uitschieter [masculine] (Dutch), ylisuorittaja (Finnish), Überleister [masculine] (German), Überleisterin [feminine] (German), sobrelogrador (Spanish)

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