careerist

[ kuh-reer-ist ]

noun

1. a person who follows a career.
2. a person who pursues a policy or attitude of careerism.

careerist

/ kəˈrɪərɪst /

noun

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

Derived Forms

• caˈreerism, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of careerist¹

First recorded in 1905–10; career + -ist

Example Sentences

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.

From Washington Post

This is not lost on their commander, Rama (Shani Klein), an aspiring military careerist who looks down on frivolity in wartime.

From The Daily Beast

In an age when we needed a visionary, he is merely a careerist.

From The Daily Beast

Penelope Trunk founded three startups, including Brazen Careerist.

From The Daily Beast

What I think the book is, is a critique of presenting it from a careerist perspective.

From The Daily Beast

He called him the “Chequered Careerist,” and spoke of his patterned legs as “shivery shakys.”

From Project Gutenberg