career

ca·reer

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Being a doctor is an example of a career.

noun

The definition of career is what you do for a living and how you advance through a profession or company.

Being a lawyer or doctor is an example of a career.
The entire body of work done as you moved from your first position to your current one is an example of your career.

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career

Obs. a racing course
Archaic a swift course, as of the sun through the sky
one's progress through life or in one's work
a profession or occupation which one trains for and pursues as a lifework

Origin of career

French carrière, road, racecourse from Italian carriera from Vulgar Latin carraria (via), carriage (road) from Classical Latin carrus, car

pursuing a normally temporary activity as a lifework: a career soldier

to move at full speed; rush wildly

career Idioms

in full career

at full speed

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career

noun

a. A chosen pursuit; a profession or occupation.
b. The general course or progression of one's working life or one's professional achievements: an officer with a distinguished career; a teacher in the midst of a long career.
A path or course, as of the sun through the heavens.
Speed: “My hasting days fly on with full career” ( John Milton )

adjective

Doing what one does as a permanent occupation or lifework: career diplomats; a career criminal.

intransitive verb

ca·reered, ca·reer·ing, ca·reers

To move forward at high speed, often with minimal control: “that lordly car … How smoothly it ran. In what style they had come careering along the country roads!” ( James Joyce )

Origin of career

French carrière from Old French racecourse from Old Provençal carriera street from Medieval Latin (via) carrāria (road) for carts feminine of carrārius from Latin carrus a Gallic type of wagon ; see kers- in Indo-European roots.

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Noun

(plural careers)

One's calling in life; a person's occupation; one's profession.
General course of action or conduct in life, or in a particular part of it.
Washington's career as a soldier
(archaic) speed
A jouster's path during a joust.
(falconry) The flight of a hawk.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present careers, present participle careering, simple past and past participle careered)

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

Origin

Mid 16th century, from French carrière (a road or racecourse), from Italian carriera, from Old Provençal carreira, from Late Latin carrāria based on Latin carrus 'wheeled vehicle'. Or from Middle French carriere, from Old Provençal/Occitan carriera ("road"), from Late Latin carrāria.