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Definitions for overachiever
ˌoʊ vər əˈtʃi vərover·achiev·er

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. overachievernoun

    a student who attains higher standards than the IQ indicated

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  1. overachievernoun

    A person whose achievements exceed what was expected based on his/her background, education, or mental ability.

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  1. overachievernoun

    One who overachieves; one who has too much success.

Wikipedia

  1. overachiever

    Overachievers are individuals who "perform better or achieve more success than expected." The implicit presumption is that the "overachiever" is achieving superior results through excessive effort. In a teaching context, an "overachiever" is an educational label applied to students, who perform better than their peers when normalized for the instructor's perceptions of background, intelligence or talent. In the workplace context, individuals who are deemed to be overachievers are those with the drive to complete tasks above and beyond expectations and who set very high career goals for themselves. The opposite term is underachiever.

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  1. overachiever

    An overachiever is a person who performs better or achieves more success than expected. This usually results from excessive hard work, skill, or perseverance. They tend to set very high goals for themselves and work tirelessly to reach them, often exceeding the standards or expectations set by others.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of overachiever in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of overachiever in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of overachiever in a Sentence

  1. Fran Lebowitz:

    The controversial overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.

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