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noun
1.
an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework: He sought a career as a lawyer.
2.
a person's progress or general course of action through life or through a phase of life, as in some profession or undertaking: His career as a soldier ended with the armistice.
3.
success in a profession, occupation, etc.
4.
a course, especially a swift one.
5.
speed, especially full speed: The horse stumbled in full career.
verb (used without object)
7.
to run or move rapidly along; go at full speed.
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is always a great word to know.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
adjective
8.
having or following a career; professional: a career diplomat.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a path or progress through life or history |
| 2. | a profession or occupation chosen as one's life's work |
| 3. | (modifier) having or following a career as specified: a career diplomat |
| 4. | a course or path, esp a swift or headlong one |
| —vb | |
| 5. | (intr) to move swiftly along; rush in an uncontrolled way |
| [C16: from French carrière, from Late Latin carrāria carriage road, from Latin carrus two-wheeled wagon, | |
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Word Origin & History
career
c.1534, "a running course" (especially of the sun, etc., across the sky), from M.Fr. carriere "road, racecourse," from O.Prov. carriera, from V.L. *(via) cararia "carriage (road), track for wheeled vehicles," from L. carrus "chariot" (see car). Sense of "course of a working
life" first attested 1803. The verb is first attested in 1594 from the notion of a horse "passing a career" on the jousting field, etc. Careerist is from 1917.
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