hard charger

[Jonathan Lighter]

It seems to have started in the Marines in the '50s or '60s.

JL

Orin Hargraves <orinkh at CARR.ORG> wrote:
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Does anyone know whether "hard charger" started out as a car-racing term ("one
who greatly improves his position") or got there from more general use
("aggressive personality")? Evidence I find -- and early 1990s is the first --
is ambiguous. It seems to crop up with some frequency military talk. Early
cites or insights most welcome!

Orin Hargraves


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