Associations to the word «Careerist»

Wiktionary

CAREERIST, noun. A person who pursues the advancement of his career at the expense of other values.
CAREERIST, adjective. Of or pertaining to such a person or way of life

Dictionary definition

CAREERIST, noun. A professional who is intent on furthering his or her career by any possible means and often at the expense of their own integrity.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne