his son would never be the achiever that his father was.
Examples of achiever
achiever
She is the quiet achiever of the club, and an absolute credit to her team mates.
From the dailyliberal.com.au
All very well being a quiet achiever, but Shearer has been completely inaudible.
From the gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz
Riley is a high achiever with an impressive collegiate and professional resume.
From the stuff.co.nz
Her thesis provides a glimpse into world of the African-American high achiever.
From the dailyherald.com
You'd hardly call comic Paul Ego the quiet achiever of hit local comedy 7 Days.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Another high achiever was Alastair Kwan, who has a place at Cambridge to read law.
From the thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
It is not excusable, but it is understandable for an achiever to fall into a trap.
From the foxnews.com
He was unhappily performing within the role assigned to him, that of low achiever.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
While she was the only movie star on the course, she wasn't the only high achiever.
From the cnn.com
More examples
A person with a record of successes; "his son would never be the achiever that his father was"; "only winners need apply"; "if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success"
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One who achieves; a winner
(achievers) A psychographic market segment of consumers who have high income, are work-oriented and politically conservative; they favor established products but like to show off their success.
A person who achieves a high level of success, especially in their career.