Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   career

   /kəˈrɪə/

   noun

   • 1. an occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person's life and with opportunities for progress: "he seemed destined for a career as an engineer like his father" Similar professionoccupationvocationcallingemploymentjobday joblineline of workwalk of lifepositionpostspheremétier
   • ▪ the time spent by a person in a career: "the end of a distinguished career in the Royal Navy"
   • ▪ the progress through history of an institution, organization, etc.: "the court has had a chequered career" Similar existencelifeprogresscourseprogressionpassagepath
   • ▪ working permanently in or committed to a particular profession: "a career diplomat"

   verb

   • 1. move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way: "the coach careered across the road and went through a hedge"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (denoting a road or racecourse): from French carrière, from Italian carriera, based on Latin carrus ‘wheeled vehicle’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • C

     3

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

   More definitions, origin and scrabble points