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Career

/kəˈɹɪə/

One's calling in life; a person's occupation; one's profession.

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📖 Definitions of "Career"

noun

1
One's calling in life; a person's occupation; one's profession.
2
General course of action or conduct in life, or in a particular part of it.
"Washington's career as a soldier"
3
Speed.
4
A jouster's path during a joust.

verb

1
To move rapidly straight ahead, especially in an uncontrolled way.
"The car careered down the road, missed the curve, and went through a hedge."

🔄 Synonyms of "Career"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
vocationnoun	An occupation for which a person is suited, trained or qualified.
callingnoun	A job or occupation.
life historynoun	(biology) The set of stages that an organism, or a species, experiences over its lifetime, from conception to death.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Career"

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Word	Definition
vocationnoun	An occupation for which a person is suited, trained or qualified.
life historynoun	(biology) The set of stages that an organism, or a species, experiences over its lifetime, from conception to death.
callingnoun	A job or occupation.
occupational	Of, belonging, or relating to an occupation (in any sense).
occupationnoun	An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job.
vocationalnoun	(of education) That provides a special skill rather than academic knowledge.
professionalnoun	A person who belongs to a profession.
employmentnoun	The occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid.
assignmentnoun	The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
professionally	In a professional manner.
worknoun	(uncountable) Employment.
jobnoun	A task.
professionalismnoun	The status, methods, character or standards expected of a professional or of a professional organization, such as reliability, discretion, evenhandedness, and fair play.
recruitingnoun	The process by which a person is recruited; recruitment.
workplacenoun	The place where someone works.
providernoun	One who, or that which, provides a service, commodity, or the means for subsistence.
businessnoun	(uncountable) Commercial, industrial, or professional activity.
practitionernoun	A person who practices a profession or art, especially law or medicine.
workingnoun	(usually in the plural) Operation; action.
tenurenoun	A status of having a permanent post with enhanced job security within an academic institution.