careerist

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/kəˈɹɪɹɪst/

Definition of careerist

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noun

(derogatory)A person who pursues the advancement of their career at the expense of other values.

“A careerist is a square-filler, a time-server. His talents and imagination have been circumscribed to perform managerial duties.”
“Liu Hsin's famous jibe seems to have been directed not against Yang Hsiung but against the intellectual limitations of contemporary careerists. […] Yang's writings and personal character did not appeal to the careerists of his time”
“You’ve got a lot of elite careerist women in the officer corps who have a certain set of desires usually related to their career.”

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noun

(derogatory)A person who pursues the advancement of their career at the expense of other values.

“A careerist is a square-filler, a time-server. His talents and imagination have been circumscribed to perform managerial duties.”
“Liu Hsin's famous jibe seems to have been directed not against Yang Hsiung but against the intellectual limitations of contemporary careerists. […] Yang's writings and personal character did not appeal to the careerists of his time”
“You’ve got a lot of elite careerist women in the officer corps who have a certain set of desires usually related to their career.”
A person who takes a job, especially in the military, for a long time rather than temporarily.

adj

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From career + -ist.

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