Meaning

1 senses
  1. (colloquial, idiomatic)One (especially a child) who is very excited or enthusiastic to begin a task; a person who is exceedingly assiduous in an enthusiastic manner

More definitions
  • an alert and energetic person

Examples

4 sentences
  1. Tom is an eager beaver.

    ruТом трудяга. — Ooneykcall

    deTom ist ein Arbeitstier. — wolfgangth

  2. He's an eager beaver.

    deEr ist ein Arbeitstier. — samueldora

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  3. He is an eager beaver.

    ruОн трудяга. — vinkara

    deEr ist ein Arbeitstier. — samueldora

  4. My daughter does her chores like an eager beaver when I promise her ice cream after she finishes.

Forms

plural: eager beavers
Singulareager beaver
Pluraleager beavers

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Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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