careerist
A person who pursues the advancement of their career at the expense of other valuesA person who pursues the advancement of their career at the expense of other values.
Recorded US: Speaker: Neøn Recorder: Neøn, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
» Tom is anything but a singleminded careerist.
Adelpa · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(derogatory)A person who pursues the advancement of their career at the expense of other values.
Karrierist, Karrieristin
карьери́стkarʹjeríst, карьери́сткаkarʹjerístka
a professional who is intent on furthering their career by any possible means and often at the expense of their own integrity
A person who takes a job, especially in the military, for a long time rather than temporarily.
Examples
4 sentencesTom is anything but a singleminded careerist.
Tom is anything but a narrow-minded careerist.
A lot of people think this politician is an unscrupulous careerist.
deViele Menschen meinen, dieser Politiker sei ein skrupelloser Karrierist. — al_ex_an_der
There are no careerist parents.
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