career

Plural: careers

Noun

• the particular occupation for which you are trained
• the general progression of your working or professional life
  • "the general had had a distinguished career"
  • "he had a long career in the law"
• One’s calling in life; one's working occupation or profession, especially when pursued seriously and/or over a long period of time.
• The course, evolution, and ongoing advancement of one's working life, especially in one particular field.
• The general course of one's action or conduct in life, or in a particular area of life.
• Speed.
• A jouster's path during a joust.
• A short gallop of a horse.
• The flight of a hawk.
• A racecourse; the ground run over.

Verb

• move headlong at high speed
  • "The cars careered down the road"
  • "The mob careered through the streets"
• To move rapidly straight ahead, especially in an uncontrolled way.

Adj

• Doing something professionally, for a living (generally said of something that is not a commonplace job, e.g. criminal activity).
• Synonym of serial (“doing something regularly”).

Examples

• "a career burglar"
• "a career rapist"
• "He regretted focusing on his career to the exclusion of his family."
• "The car careered down the road, missed the curve, and went through a hedge."
• "This scandal could ruin his career."
• "Washington’s career as a soldier"

Synonyms

calling, careen, life history, serial, vocation

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