career

[ kuh-reer ]
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noun
  1. an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework: He sought a career as a lawyer.

  2. a person's progress or general course of action through life or through a phase of life, as in some profession or undertaking: His career as a soldier ended with the armistice.

  1. success in a profession, occupation, etc.

  2. a course, especially a swift one.

  3. speed, especially full speed: The horse stumbled in full career.

  4. Archaic. a charge at full speed.

verb (used without object)
  1. to run or move rapidly along; go at full speed.

adjective
  1. having or following a career; professional: a career diplomat.

Origin of career

1
First recorded in 1525–35; from Middle French carriere, from Old Provençal carriera, literally, “road,” from Late Latin carrāria (via) “vehicular (road),” equivalent to Latin carr(us) “wagon” (see car1) + -āria (feminine of -ārius -ary)

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British Dictionary definitions for career

career

/ (kəˈrɪə) /


noun
  1. a path or progress through life or history

  2. a profession or occupation chosen as one's life's work

  1. (modifier) having or following a career as specified: a career diplomat

  2. a course or path, esp a swift or headlong one

verb
  1. (intr) to move swiftly along; rush in an uncontrolled way

Origin of career

1
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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