careeristn.

Brit.

/kəˈrɪərɪst/, U.S.

/kəˈrɪ(ə)rəst/

Etymology: < career n. + -ist suffix.

A person (esp. a holder of a public or responsible position) who is mainly intent on the furtherance of his career, often in an unscrupulous manner. Also attributive or as adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > worker according to manner of working > [noun] > corrupt or unscrupulous

place-monger1718

jobber1739

jobman1741

seductionist1817

operator1828

careerist1917

ghost payroller1952

cowboy1972

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun] > self-interested person > specific

enterpriserc1600

adventurer1648

fortune-hunter1689

careerist1917

survivalist1922

1910 H. G. Wells Hist. Mr. Polly vii. 225 He called him the ‘chequered Careerist’.]

1917 Times 5 June 7/2 Half the present unpopularity of the ‘lawyer-politician’..is due to the fact that he is too often a ‘carpet-bagger’ and a ‘careerist’.

1926 S. Jameson Three Kingdoms v. 153 I'm one of those damned careerist women.

1929 G. B. Shaw in Times 6 Aug. There were already..members of it [sc. the Labour party] who were ‘careerists’—men who wanted to have a political career and joined the party they thought would give them the best prospects.

1934 Punch 21 Mar. 336/2 He states plainly that he was a ‘careerist’, power and money were in his hands and it is no wonder that he was dazzled by them.

1969 Daily Tel. 4 Jan. 23/2 Accused..of being a ‘double-dealer’ and ‘political careerist’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	careerist
释义	careeristn. Brit. /kəˈrɪərɪst/, U.S. /kəˈrɪ(ə)rəst/ Etymology: < career n. + -ist suffix. A person (esp. a holder of a public or responsible position) who is mainly intent on the furtherance of his career, often in an unscrupulous manner. Also attributive or as adj. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > worker according to manner of working > [noun] > corrupt or unscrupulous place-monger1718 jobber1739 jobman1741 seductionist1817 operator1828 careerist1917 ghost payroller1952 cowboy1972 society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun] > self-interested person > specific enterpriserc1600 adventurer1648 fortune-hunter1689 careerist1917 survivalist1922 1910 H. G. Wells Hist. Mr. Polly vii. 225 He called him the ‘chequered Careerist’.] 1917 Times 5 June 7/2 Half the present unpopularity of the ‘lawyer-politician’..is due to the fact that he is too often a ‘carpet-bagger’ and a ‘careerist’. 1926 S. Jameson Three Kingdoms v. 153 I'm one of those damned careerist women. 1929 G. B. Shaw in Times 6 Aug. There were already..members of it [sc. the Labour party] who were ‘careerists’—men who wanted to have a political career and joined the party they thought would give them the best prospects. 1934 Punch 21 Mar. 336/2 He states plainly that he was a ‘careerist’, power and money were in his hands and it is no wonder that he was dazzled by them. 1969 Daily Tel. 4 Jan. 23/2 Accused..of being a ‘double-dealer’ and ‘political careerist’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1917
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