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opportunist
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun opportunist has 1 sense
- opportunist(n = noun.person) self-seeker - a person who places expediency above principle; Array has particulars: backscratcher, bottom feeder, carpetbagger, hustler, operator, wheeler dealer, timeserver
is a kind of selfish person
Derived forms noun opportunism1, adjective opportunist1
Adjective opportunist has 1 sense
- opportunist(s = adj.all) opportunistic, timeserving - taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit; Array Derived form noun opportunist1
CIDE DICTIONARY
opportunist, n. [Cf. F. opportuniste.].
One who advocates or practices opportunism. [1913 Webster]
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