noun
Other Word Forms
- careerism noun
Etymology
Origin of careerist
Example Sentences
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I think of her not as a careerist, but a Canadian.
From Los Angeles Times
Asked how his party would undertake a negotiation with the EU, Farage told reporters his party would be better-placed to conduct talks than the "careerists that have gone before us".
From BBC
That actually happened, but Byun Sung-hyun’s deeply cynical retelling doesn’t want you to take its word for it — and it’s best not to trust these careerist officials to save the day either.
From Los Angeles Times
When asked whether his defection was motivated by an opportunity to become MP for Gravesham again, Mr Holloway insisted he was not a "careerist".
From BBC
While Katie and Eva turn toward more conventional career paths, Sally, who displays an artistic temperament early on, persists in pursuing a career in art — an outlier in a family of ambitious careerists.
From Los Angeles Times
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