English Explanatory Dictionary

doer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone who does, performs, or executes; an active person, an agent.

Pronunciation

/ˈduː.əː/ [ˈdʊu̯.əː] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-doer.wav /ˈdu.ɚ/ [ˈdʊu̯.ɚ] ~ [ˈdʊu̯.ɹ̩]

Word forms

doer doers

Etymology

From Middle English doer, doar, doere, from Old English dōere (“a doer; worker”), equivalent to do + -er.

Synonyms

agent doer dynamo gunner self-starter

Antonyms

patient victim do-nothing do-naught faineant idler layabout lollygagger scrounger slacker slugabed doee bum couch potato dawdler deadbeat dogfucker dosser idleton flaneur footler get-nothing goldbricker goof-off lallygag laggard lazy ass lazybones lazy louse lidderon lie-abed loafer loiter-sack lounge lizard lounger morepork poop ragabash shirker slow belly slug-a-bed slugabug sluggabed sluggard sofa spud tarrier truant

Related words

ball of fire bundle of energy bundle of nerves busy beaver eager beaver go-getter live wire actively proactive active lazy maverick worker

Derived words

can-doer doerless doership doer-upperer evildoer evil-doer ill-doer poor doer rightdoer welldoer wrongdoer
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