busy beaver



busy beaver

A very busy, assiduous, or hardworking person. Taken from the phrase "busy as a beaver," referring to beavers' reputation for being extremely industrious. Between working two part-time jobs, volunteering on the weekends, and looking after his little brother, Sam's been a busy beaver this summer.
See also: beaver, busy

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
TracieTRAY-seeEnglish
Andrejs-Latvian
Macarenamah-kah-RE-nahSpanish
JonatanYO-nah-tahn (German)Spanish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
Saveli-Russian
MariËTte-Dutch