careerist

[ kuh-reer-ist ]

/ kəˈrɪər ɪst /

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noun

a person who follows a career.

a person who pursues a policy or attitude of careerism.

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Origin of careerist

First recorded in 1905–10; career + -ist

Words nearby careerist

care attendant, careen, career, career girl, careerism, careerist, careers adviser, careers master, careers mistress, Careers Officer, career woman

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How to use careerist in a sentence

Here is a chance to do something meaningful in his job, to become more than just a careerist shoveler who buries treasure and excrement for pirates.
In NFL’s latest crisis of public trust, Roger Goodell is nowhere to be found|Sally Jenkins|October 18, 2021|Washington Post
This is not lost on their commander, Rama (Shani Klein), an aspiring military careerist who looks down on frivolity in wartime.
‘Zero Motivation’: the Funny Side of the IDF|Melissa Leon|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In an age when we needed a visionary, he is merely a careerist.
Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Live In: Kevin Baker’s New York|Allen Barra|September 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Penelope Trunk founded three startups, including Brazen Careerist.
The Joys of Adult Sexting||June 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST

What I think the book is, is a critique of presenting it from a careerist perspective.
The Slacker Generation's Swift|Gerald Howard|March 3, 2010|DAILY BEAST
He called him the “Chequered Careerist,” and spoke of his patterned legs as “shivery shakys.”
The History of Mr. Polly|H. G. Wells

British Dictionary definitions for careerist

careerist

/ (kəˈrɪərɪst) /

noun

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

Derived forms of careerist

careerism, noun

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