Lexic.us

Definition of Career

1. Verb. Move headlong at high speed. "The mob careered through the streets"

2. Noun. The particular occupation for which you are trained.

3. Noun. The general progression of your working or professional life. "He had a long career in the law"

Definition of Career

1. n. A race course: the ground run over.

2. v. i. To move or run rapidly.

Definition of Career

1. Noun. One's calling in life; a person's occupation; one's profession. ¹

2. Noun. An individual’s work and life roles over their lifespan. ¹

3. Noun. (archaic) speed ¹

4. Noun. A jouster's path during a joust. ¹

5. Noun. (obsolete) A short gallop of a horse. (defdate 16th-18th c.) ¹

6. Verb. To move rapidly straight ahead, especially in an uncontrolled way. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Career

1. to go at full speed [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Career

care delivery care for care of care package care packages cared cared-for careen careenage careenages

careened careener careeners careening careens career (current term) career-limiting move career-limiting moves career break career breaks

career choice career counseling career criminal career criminals career girl career man career mobility careered careerer careerers

Literary usage of Career

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Oecd Economic Surveys 2006: Luxembourg by Oecd (2006)
"Generous remuneration, strict employment protection, significant periodic wage increases and seniority-based career advancement induce resident skilled ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1922)
"... GENEVA RW THATCHER ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH AS A career IN the present ... of the subject a person looking forward to a career in zoology must, in most cases ..."

3. La démocratie libérale by Thomas Hodgkin, Etienne Vacherot (1896)
"said concerning the early career of this Pontiff. That BOOK v. he belonged to one of the great official families of Rome is proved by the fact that the ..."

4. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1885)
"Ainsworth had now to decide upon a career, and acting upon the suggestion of Ebers, his father-in-law, he began business as a publisher ; but after an ..."

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