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careerist

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ca⋅reer⋅ist

  [kuh-reer-ist]
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–noun
1. a person who follows a career.
2. a person who pursues a policy or attitude of careerism.
Origin:
1905–10; career + -ist
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ca·reer·ism   (kə-rîr'ĭz'əm)   
n.  Pursuit of professional advancement as one's chief or sole aim: "Rampant careerism, which makes many a work place a joyless site, was in check" (Mary McGrory).
ca·reer'ist adj. & n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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