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careerist

American  
[kuh-reer-ist] / kəˈrɪər ɪst /

noun

  1. a person who follows a career.

  2. a person who pursues a policy or attitude of careerism.


careerist British  
/ kəˈrɪərɪst /

noun

  1. a person who values success in his career above all else and seeks to advance it by any possible means

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of careerist

First recorded in 1905–10; career + -ist

Example Sentences

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“Tim just is all about Tim,” said Penelope Trunk, the author of “The Brazen Careerist: The New Rules for Success,” who often writes about work at Blog.penelopetrunk.com.

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2011

She pokes, prods and inspires a generation of new professionals who read her syndicated career advice column, her Brazen Careerist blog and her book of the same name.

From Inc • Feb. 25, 2011

To the Polish Government in London went suave Careerist Arthur Bliss Lane, 50, an appointment which should put Polish-Americans in a good election-year mood.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week, making clear that the SEC will continue on its energetic course, the President selected a chairman who is at least as vigorous as Gary: SEC Careerist Manuel Frederick Cohen, 51.

From Time Magazine Archive

He meant that America is the land of the Careerist or, as it has also been put, it is the land of the man on the make.

From The Glands Regulating Personality by Berman, Louis, M.D.

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