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career
[ kuh-reer ]
/ kəˈrɪər /
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noun
verb (used without object)
to run or move rapidly along; go at full speed.
adjective
having or following a career; professional: a career diplomat.
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Origin of career
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH career
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British Dictionary definitions for career
career
/ (kəˈrɪə) /
noun
a path or progress through life or history
a profession or occupation chosen as one's life's work
(modifier) having or following a career as specifieda career diplomat
a course or path, esp a swift or headlong one
verb
(intr) to move swiftly along; rush in an uncontrolled way
Word Origin for career
C16: from French carrière, from Late Latin carrāria carriage road, from Latin carrus two-wheeled wagon, car
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Other Idioms and Phrases with career
career
see checkered career.
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