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careerist

[ kuh-reer-ist ]

noun

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


careerist

/ əˈɪəɪ /

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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Derived Forms

  • ˈ, noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of careerist1

First recorded in 1905–10; career + -ist
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“Didion & Babitz,” available Nov. 12, probes this Janus-like contrast until a sharp picture forms of Didion as the ambitious careerist and Babitz as her muse, who subsequently becomes a writer herself.

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Hawk, who leans left in his political alliances, is a careerist shark.

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“I don’t know if it’s the best career path, but we always looked at it as the path of an artist rather than a careerist path,” says David.

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That framing has been embraced by the professional centrists and careerists of mainstream media.

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He said his bosses were "scared" of Ofcom, the broadcasting regulator, the "woke mob" and "careerist... vultures" within GB News.

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