Sekirov Dictionary

career

UK /kəˈɹɪə/US /kəˈɹɪɹ/

noun 8
adjective 2
verb 1
forms 3
phrases 1

noun8

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a kind of work that someone does seriously for a long period of their life
- When they’ve tortured and scared you for twenty-odd years, / Then they expect you to pick a career — 1971
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The course, evolution, and ongoing advancement of one's working life, especially in one particular field.
- Washington’s career as a soldier
- This scandal could ruin his career.
The general course of one's action or conduct in life, or in a particular area of life.
The flight of a hawk.
A jouster's path during a joust.
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(no longer used) A short gallop of a horse.
- Such littleness damps the heat, and weakens the force of genius; as we check a horse in his career, and rein him in when we want him to amble — 1756
(no longer used) A racecourse; the ground run over.
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(no longer used) Speed.
- What rein can hold licentious wickedness When down the hill he holds his fierce career? — 1599

adjective2

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Doing something professionally, for a living (generally said of something that is not a commonplace job, e.g. criminal activity).
- Studies on homeless income find that the typical “career panhandler” who dedicates his time overwhelmingly to begging can make between $600 and $1,500 a month. — 2012
Synonym of serial (“doing something regularly”).

verb1

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To move rapidly straight ahead, especially in an uncontrolled way.
- The car careered down the road, missed the curve, and went through a hedge.

forms

careered · careering · careers

Phrases with career

make a career of
To do something habitually, especially in such a way as to acquire a reputation for it.

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