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career

11 definitions • 25 examples
1
the job or series of jobs that you do during your working life, especially if you continue to get better jobs and earn more money:

Examples:

career ladder It helps if you can move a few rungs up the career ladder before taking time off to have a baby.
career prospects I took this new job because I felt that the career prospects were much better.
He's hoping for a career in the police force/as a police officer.
When he retires he will be able to look back over a brilliant career (= a working life that has been very successful).
Judith is very career-minded (= gives a lot of attention to her job).
2
having a job or position as part of the career that you are trained for and are normally paid to do, rather than being chosen for it as a member or supporter of a government or political party:

Examples:

The White House asked the Senate to approve 60 political and career appointees, including a new housing secretary.
a career diplomat/ambassador
3
doing something regularly for most of your life, especially as your main way of making money:

Examples:

Even though he already has begun his campaign for re-election, he insists he is not a career politician.
The perpetrator was a career criminal with a long series of drugs convictions.
4
(especially of a vehicle) to move fast and in a way that is out of control:

Examples:

The coach careered down a slope and collided with a bank.
5
a job for which you are trained and in which it is possible to advance during your working life, so that you get greater responsibility and earn more money:

Examples:

He’s hoping for a career in social work.
She left college to pursue an acting career.
6
(esp. of a vehicle) to move fast and without control:

Examples:

The bus careered down a slope and hit a telephone pole.
7
done as a job all your life:

Examples:

a career politician
8
the job or series of jobs that you do during your working life, especially when this involves making progress to better jobs or is in a particular profession:

Examples:

a career in sth He's hoping for a career in web design.
a career as sth I worked there early in my career as civil engineer.
a career with sth Sharon enjoyed a long career with the BBC.
pursue/make/have a career It is not easy to make a career in broadcasting.
You should continue learning throughout your professional career.
9
related to your job:

Examples:

career opportunities/prospects I took this new job because I felt that the career prospects were much better.
career choice/option For him, art was a way of life, not a career choice.
career-minded/-oriented Sean is very career-oriented and ambitious.
10
spending all or most of your working life in the same job or field:

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