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career
[ kuh-reer ]
noun
- an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework:
He sought a career as a lawyer.
- a person's progress or general course of action through life or through a phase of life, as in some profession or undertaking:
His career as a soldier ended with the armistice.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- success in a profession, occupation, etc.
- a course, especially a swift one.
- speed, especially full speed:
The horse stumbled in full career.
- Archaic. a charge at full speed.
verb (used without object)
- to run or move rapidly along; go at full speed.
adjective
- having or following a career; professional:
a career diplomat.
career
/ əˈɪə /
noun
- a path or progress through life or history
- a profession or occupation chosen as one's life's work
- modifier having or following a career as specified
a career diplomat
- a course or path, esp a swift or headlong one
verb
- intr to move swiftly along; rush in an uncontrolled way
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of career1
Idioms and Phrases
see checkered career .Example Sentences
Not only does he want to win the only major trophy that he still lacks, but also prove that he deserves more recognition than he has received so far in his career.
Pointer, who was born in New York City on May 18, 1924, began her stage career in the city the 1940s.
FBI agent Richard Miller acknowledged his secret dealings with the Soviets, but claimed he did so to infiltrate Soviet intelligence and redeem his career.
We had the opportunity to speak with him about his career, grilling, easy tips for grilling novices and much more.
“The biggest mistake I made in my career,” Howard told Maher as the two were getting high together.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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