powerhouse

noun

pow·​er·​house ˈpau̇(-ə)r-ˌhau̇s 

1

a

: power plant sense 1

b

: a source of influence or inspiration

2

: one having great power: such as

a

: one having great drive, energy, or ability

a powerhouse rock band

b

: an athletic team characterized by strong aggressive play

Synonyms

• bootstrapper
• go-ahead
• go-getter
• highflier
• highflyer
• hummer
• hustler
• live wire
• self-starter

Examples of powerhouse in a Sentence

The country is an economic powerhouse.

Their company became a powerhouse in the video game industry.

She's a powerhouse on the tennis court.

This year's team is a powerhouse that's winning its games easily.

Seaweed is a powerhouse of vitamins and minerals.

He is a powerhouse of ideas.

Recent Examples on the Web

Throughout the past year, the two recall campaigns shared a single deep-pocketed supporter who ultimately became the financial powerhouse driving each issue. —Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024

America Innovates While Europe Regulates In the past two decades, the U.S. stock market has been a powerhouse. —Frank Holmes, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024

The concert was a powerhouse of moody songs rich with Gilmour’s emotive playing. —Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024

Driving the news: The metropolitan planning organization and data powerhouse will release the survey Friday at the organization's annual state of the region event. —Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

powerhouse

noun

pow·​er·​house ˈpau̇(-ə)r-ˌhau̇s 

1

: power plant

2

: a person or thing having unusual strength or energy