career

ca·reer  (k-rîr)

n.

1.

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.

2. A path or course, as of the sun through the heavens.

3. Speed: "My hasting days fly on with full career" John Milton.

adj.

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

intr.v. ca·reered, ca·reer·ing, ca·reers

To move or run at full speed; rush. See Usage Note at careen.

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

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career

Noun

1. the series of jobs in a profession or occupation that a person has through his or her life: a career in child psychology

2. the part of a person's life spent in a particular occupation or type of work: a school career punctuated with exams

Verb

to rush in an uncontrolled way

Adjective

having chosen to dedicate his or her life to a particular occupation: a career soldier [Latin carrus two-wheeled wagon]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	career - the particular occupation for which you are trained calling, vocation job, line of work, occupation, business, line - the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business" specialism, specialization, specialty, speciality, specialisation - the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology" lifework - the principal work of your career walk of life, walk - careers in general; "it happens in all walks of life" business life, professional life - a career in industrial or commercial or professional activities
	2.	career - the general progression of your working or professional life; "the general had had a distinguished career"; "he had a long career in the law" life history forward motion, onward motion, advancement, progress, progression, procession, advance - the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
Verb	1.	career - move headlong at high speed; "The cars careered down the road"; "The mob careered through the streets" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"

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career

noun 1. occupation, calling, employment, pursuit, vocation, livelihood, life's work

noun 2. progress, course, path, procedure, passage

verb 3. rush, race, speed, tear, dash, barrel (along) (informal), chiefly U.S., Canad. bolt, hurtle, burn rubber (informal)

Translations

career [kəˈrɪəʳ] n → carrera (profesional) (= occupation); profesión f

vi (also: career along) → correr a toda velocidad

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career [kəˈrɪəʳ] n → carrière f

vi (also: career along) → aller à toute allure

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career [kəˈrɪəʳ] n → Karriere f;

(job, profession) → Beruf m;

(life) → Laufbahn f

vi (also: career along) → rasen

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career [kəˈrɪəʳ] n → carriera (= occupation); professione f

vi (also: career along) → andare di (gran) carriera