Attainer

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. An individual who successfully reaches specific goals or achieves particular statuses through diligence and perseverance
2. A person or organization that attains set objectives or fulfills certain desires in a variety of areas
3. A person who accomplishes defined aims or realizes desired outcomes through effort and commitment in various fields

Etymology: "Attainer" is a plain formation: the verb "attain" with the agent suffix "-er," meaning one who attains. "Attain" itself comes from Old French "ataindre," which traces back to Latin "attingere," built from "ad-" ("to") and "tangere" ("to touch"). The underlying picture is of reaching out and touching something to reach it. The noun is therefore a person or group that gets hold of a goal, which is the sense the definition gives. Because the suffix is productive, the word needs no separate coinage history of its own, and its meaning follows directly from the verb it comes from.

Synonyms: achiever, winner, getter, acquirer, realizer

Antonyms: loser, failure, non-achiever, underachiever, dropout