checkered career
1checkered career — career with failures, history of good and bad His checkered career may ruin his chance of being elected …
2checkered — [chek′ərd] adj. 1. having a pattern of squares 2. varied by the use of color and shading 3. marked by diversified features or by varied events, some unpleasant [a checkered career] …
3career — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 series of jobs that a person has ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ brief, short ▪ brilliant, distinguished, glittering (esp. BrE), illustrious …
4checkered — /chek euhrd/, adj. 1. marked by numerous and various shifts or changes; variegated: a checkered career. 2. marked by dubious episodes; suspect in character or quality: a checkered past. 3. marked with squares: a checkered fabric. 4. diversified… …
5checkered — check|ered [ tʃekərd ] adjective 1. ) if someone has had a checkered past or a checkered career, they have experienced both successes and failures: He remains a popular figure despite his checkered past. 2. ) with a pattern of squares in two… …
6checkered — adjective Date: 1656 marked by alternation or contrast of fortune < the best album of his checkered career Mark Coleman >; especially marked by many problems or failures < trying to prevent discovery of his checkered past > …
7checkered — check•ered [[t]ˈtʃɛk ərd[/t]] adj. 1) cvb marked by numerous shifts or changes: a checkered career[/ex] 2) cvb marked by dubious episodes: a checkered past[/ex] 3) marked with squares 4) varigated in color or shading • Etymology: 1350–1400 …
8career — 1. noun 1) a business career Syn: profession, occupation, job, vocation, calling, employment, line, line of work, walk of life, métier 2) a checkered career Syn: history, exist …
9career — n. 1) to carve out, make a career (for oneself) 2) to enter on; launch a career 3) to abandon, give up one s career 4) to cut short smb. s career (the accident cut short her career) 5) a brilliant, distinguished; checkered; promising; successful; …
10checkered — check|ered also chequered BrE [ˈtʃekəd US ərd] adj 1.) having a pattern made up of squares of two different colours ▪ a red and white checkered tablecloth ▪ a checkered marble floor 2.) have a checkered history/career/past etc to have had periods …
