opportunist

Variant of opportunism

opportunism definition

op·por·tun·ism (-iz′əm)

noun

the practice or policy of adapting one's actions, judgments, etc. to circumstances, as in politics, in order to further one's immediate interests, without regard for basic principles or eventual consequences

Etymology: Fr opportunisme

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