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- [ee-ger bee-ver]
- /ˈi gər ˈbi vər/
- /ˈiː.ɡər ˈbiː.vər/
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- [ee-ger bee-ver]
- /ˈi gər ˈbi vər/
Definitions of eager beaver words
- noun eager beaver a person who is excessively diligent or overly zealous. 1
- noun eager beaver enthusiastic, hardworking person 1
- noun eager beaver a person who displays conspicuous diligence, esp one who volunteers for extra work 0
- noun eager beaver a person characterized by much, or too much, industry, initiative, or enthusiasm 0
- noun eager beaver (Idiomatic) COL One (especially a child) who is very excited or enthusiastic to begin a task. 0
- noun eager beaver (Idiomatic) (humorous) A woman with a high sex drive. 0
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Origin of eager beaver
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1940-45
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Parts of speech for Eager beaver
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
eager beaver popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
eager beaver usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for eager beaver
noun eager beaver
- doer — a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- pistol — a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
- spark plug — a device designed to fit in each cylinder of a gasoline-powered internal-combustion engine and to produce the electric spark for igniting the mixture of gasoline and air.
- go-getter — an enterprising, aggressive person.
- live wire — an energetic, keenly alert person.
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