Synonyms for doer
ˈdu ərdo·er

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1. doer

   In strict philosophical usage, the prime mover or doer of an act is the agent. Thus we speak of man as a voluntary agent, a free agent. But in common usage, especially in business, an agent is not the prime actor, but only an instrument or factor, acting under orders or instructions. Compare CAUSE.

   Synonyms:
   actor, agent, factor, instrument, means, mover, operator, performer, promoter

   Antonyms:
   chief, inventor, originator, principal

   Preposition:
   An agent of the company for selling, etc.

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1. doer

   Synonyms:
   agent, actor, performer, originator, perpetrator, maker

   Antonyms:
   undoer, preventer, hinderer, baffler, neutralizes marrer

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1. actor, doer, workernoun

   a person who acts and gets things done

   "he's a principal actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a doer"; "he's a miracle worker"

   Synonyms:
   prole, player, role player, proletarian, thespian, worker, actor, histrion

Matched Categories

1. • Person

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1. doernoun

   Synonyms:
   actor, operator, performer, agent, executor

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1. List of paraphrases for "doer":

   slayer, killer

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How to use doer in a sentence?

1. John Updike:

   Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right, or better.

2. John Pollock:

   Boris is a leader, Jeremy is a doer, boris doesn't need to know the detail as long as he gets the right people to do their jobs.

3. Pat Bell:

   He's not a rude person and (the Bushes) weren't raised to be rude. You have to be civil, he's a thinker and a doer. He doesn't mouth off.

4. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

   The only way to become a doer is to find something worth doing.

5. Maitri Upanishads:

   As one acts and conducts himself, so does he become. The doer of good becomes good. The doer of evil becomes evil. One becomes virtuous by virtuous action, bad by bad action.