careerist
English
noun
Definitions
- (pejorative) A person who pursues the advancement of their career at the expense of other values.
- A person who takes a job, especially in the military, for a long time rather than temporarily.
Etymology
Suffix from English career.
Origin
English
career
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- career English
- careering English
- careerism English
- careerless English
- careerlike English
- careerlong English
- careerman English
- careership English
- careerwise English
- careerwoman English
- midcareer English
- noncareer English
- noncareerist English
- postcareer English
- carrière French
- キャリア Japanese
- karier Malay
- career Scots