(~s)
If you say that someone is a ~, you approve of them because they try very hard at things that they do, although they are not often successful. (BRIT)
He may not always achieve greatness but at least he’s a ~.
N-COUNT approval
(~s)
If you say that someone is a ~, you approve of them because they try very hard at things that they do, although they are not often successful. (BRIT)
He may not always achieve greatness but at least he’s a ~.
N-COUNT approval
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012