a man/woman on a mission



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a man/woman on a mission

A person who is fiercely determined to do or get what he or she wants. Janet stormed into work like a woman on a mission, heading straight into her boss's office to demand a raise in her salary. When my boyfriend decides he wants to buy something, he turns into a man on a mission.
See also: man, mission, on, woman

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ljiljana-Serbian, Croatian
Aryehahr-YEHebrew
JoiJOIEnglish (Modern)
Horacioo-RAH-thyo (Spanish), o-RAH-syo (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
Mahomet-Arabic (Anglicized)
Elazar-Jewish