a man/woman/person of action

A person who prioritizes actions and deeds over discussion or contemplation. I promise to be a woman of action if elected to office—I intend to get things done! My dad was a man of few words but a man of action, a hard worker who was always fixing things around the house. The new CEO needs to be a person of action so that issues don't continue to fester just below the surface.

See also: action, man, of, person, woman

man of action

a man whose life is characterized by physical activity or deeds rather than by words or intellectual matters.