Associations to the word «Opportunist»

Wiktionary

OPPORTUNIST, noun. Someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance his own situation, placing expediency above principle.

Dictionary definition

OPPORTUNIST, noun. A person who places expediency above principle.
OPPORTUNIST, adjective. Taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras