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[kerstin]

Is there any noun to describe a person who's always on the go?

Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[bud]

I can't think of any noun that fits all reasons, so I'd do just as you did - describe them as "always on the go."

If I knew why they were always on the go, I might have a noun for them.

If a person was very active with productive things (work, volunteering, family, community involvement, etc.), I'd call them a "doer," a "dynamo," or a "ball of energy."

If a person likes to travel and is always going off somewhere, I'd call them a "jet setter," a "globe trotter," or a "traveller."

If a person is always on the go, but just spins his wheels (gets very little accomplised), I'd call him a "ditz," a "nut," or an "incompetent."

[lotus]

Another word might be "go-getter."


--lotus
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