doer

Not a procrastinator

A doer is someone who acts rather than merely talks or plans.

The word carries approval—doers get things done while others deliberate: We need fewer thinkers and more doers on this project.

In compound forms, doer specifies what kind of action: evildoer, wrongdoer.

executor

implementer

One who carries out

administrator · manager · coordinator · facilitator · organizer · enforcer · practitioner · performer · actor · realizer

achiever

accomplishment

Successful completion of aim

drive · determination · excellence · persistence · aspiration · triumph · results · performer · go-getter · self-starter

initiator

starter

Initiator of action

originator · creator · founder · pioneer · innovator · entrepreneur · trailblazer · first-mover · spark · trigger

active

energetic

Having much vigor

motivated · dynamic · driven · enterprising · vigorous · spirited · persistent · tenacious · hardworking · hands-on

Categories
Opposites
action vs. inaction

doeridler

Habitually unproductive person

loafer · slacker · do-nothing · shirker · layabout

action vs. contemplation

doerthinker

One who contemplates

dreamer · contemplator · daydreamer · philosopher · theorist

active vs. passive orientation

doerobserver

One who perceives events

spectator · bystander · watcher · onlooker · fence-sitter

Phrases
Family

does, doers

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