the course of somebody's working life or a specified part of it
Churchill's career as a politician
a field of employment in which one expects to spend a significant part of one's working life, esp a field requiring special qualifications or training and having opportunities for advancement
(used before a noun) of or engaged in an occupation that offers a long-term series of opportunities for advancement, usu within some specified organization or business
a career diplomat
a course or path through history
a headlong course or path
in full career
at full speed; in headlong progress
The Earl of Chester's horse … came in full career at him — Keats
[French carrière via Old Provençal carriera street, from medieval Latin carraria road for vehicles, from Latin carrus car]