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hands-on

adjective [before noun] (INVOLVED)
 
 
/ˌhænd.ˈzɒn/ US  /-ˈzɑːn/

Definition

Someone with a hands-on way of doing things becomes closely involved in managing and organizing things and in making decisions: She's very much a hands-on manager.Excited, interested and enthusiastic
(Definition of hands-on adjective (INVOLVED) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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