bootstrappers

noun

plural of bootstrapper
as in powerhouses
an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired he was the proverbial bootstrapper, having worked his way up from the mail room to the corner office

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Recent Examples of bootstrappers On top of these baseline requirements, the bootstrappers must make further assumptions in order to arrive at a unique answer. — Quanta Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
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powerhouses
Noun
  • Nvidia has partnered with six finance powerhouses to shake up the AI industry.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Other retail powerhouses, such as Bloomingdale’s and Lord & Taylor, soon competed with Macy’s.
    — Leslie Lenkowsky, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026
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“Bootstrappers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bootstrappers. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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