opportunist (noun)
1opportunist — ► NOUN ▪ a person who takes advantage of opportunities as and when they arise, regardless of planning or principle. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ opportunistic. DERIVATIVES opportunism noun …
2opportunist — op‧por‧tun‧ist [ˌɒpəˈtjuːnst ǁ ˌɑːpərˈtuː ] noun [countable] a person or organization that is willing to use every chance to gain an advantage or make money: • These companies represent a growing band of economic opportunists they move with… …
3opportunist — noun (C) someone who uses every chance to gain power or unfair advantage over others opportunist adjective: the opportunist policies of war time leaders. opportunistic adjective: A recent police video reflects the increasing number of… …
4opportunist — noun Date: 1879 one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism • opportunist adjective …
5opportunist — noun Opportunist is used before these nouns: ↑thief …
6opportunist — noun a person who takes advantage of opportunities as and when they arise, regardless of planning or principle. adjective opportunistic. Derivatives opportunism noun …
7opportunist — noun Someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance his own situation, placing expediency above principle. See Also: opportune, opportunism, opportunistic …
8opportunist — UK [ˌɒpə(r)ˈtjuːnɪst] / US [ˈɑpərˌtunɪst] / US [ˌɑpərˈtunɪst] noun [countable] Word forms opportunist : singular opportunist plural opportunists showing disapproval someone who takes every opportunity to gain an advantage and is willing to behave …
9opportunist — op|por|tun|ist1 [ apər,tunıst, ,apər tunıst ] noun count someone who takes every opportunity to gain an advantage and is willing to behave in an unfair way opportunist op|por|tun|ist 2 [ ,apər tunıst ] adjective looking for and taking an… …
10opportunist — [ˌɒpəˈtjuːnɪst] noun [C] someone who is always trying to gain an advantage and is willing to behave in an unfair way opportunism noun [U] …
