Definition of Overachiever

1. Noun. A student who attains higher standards than the IQ indicated.

Generic synonyms: Educatee, Pupil, Student

Definition of Overachiever

1. Noun. One who overachieves; one who has too much success. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Overachiever

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Overachiever

overaccelerate
overaccelerated
overaccelerates
overaccelerating
overaccentuate
overaccentuated
overaccentuates
overaccommodate
overaccommodated
overaccommodates
overaccommodating
overachieve
overachieved
overachievement
overachievements
overachiever (current term)
overachievers
overachieves
overachieving
overact
overacted
overacting
overaction
overactions
overactivated
overactivation
overactivations
overactive
overactivities
overactivity

Literary usage of Overachiever

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Russian Rockefellers: The Saga of the Nobel Family and the Russian Oil by Robert W. Tolf (1976)
"An incredible overachiever, "one of those who felt deeply the poetry of work," one to whom "work is sheer joy and pleasure," as Gorky described him, ..."

2. Hacking College by Dean Kohrs (2006)
"... into a little overachiever like myself. I am trying to save your GPA. If something is due on Tuesday, get it done the Friday before. ..."

3. Play Nice, Make Money by W. T. McKibben (2007)
"The Phelps Group belongs with the Poster Children and could even be considered an overachiever. Phelps has pushed the envelope of this concept far beyond ..."

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