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Career

Career Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Career? [n] the general progression of your working or professional life; "the general had had a distinguished career"; "he had a long career in the law" [n] the particular occupation for which you are trained [v] move headlong at high speed; "The cars careered down the road"; "The mob careered through the streets" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Career: calling \| life history \| vocation Related Terms \| Find terms related to Career: accomplished \| advance \| advancement \| advancing \| angular motion \| art \| ascending \| ascent \| at concert pitch \| axial motion \| backflowing \| backing \| backward motion \| blunder \| bolt \| Brownian movement \| business \| calling \| careen \| career building \| careerism \| chase \| climbing \| clip \| coached \| conversant \| course \| craft \| current \| dart \| dash \| descending \| descent \| downward motion \| drift \| driftage \| ebbing \| employment \| falter \| finished \| flight \| fling \| flounce \| flounder \| flow \| flux \| fly \| forward motion \| forwardal \| forwarding \| furtherance \| furthering \| gait \| game \| go-ahead \| handicraft \| haste \| hasten \| headway \| hie \| hump \| hump it \| hurry \| hurtle \| initiate \| initiated \| job \| labor \| lick \| lifework \| line \| line of business \| line of work \| livelihood \| lurch \| make haste \| march \| metier \| mission \| mounting \| mystery \| number \| oblique motion \| occupation \| ongoing \| onrush \| onward course \| pace \| passage \| pitch \| pitch and plunge \| plunge \| plunging \| post \| practice \| practiced \| prepared \| primed \| profession \| professional \| progress \| progression \| progressiveness \| promotion \| pursuit \| race \| racket \| radial motion \| random motion \| rate \| reel \| reflowing \| refluence \| reflux \| regression \| retrogression \| rising \| rock \| roll \| rolling \| rolling on \| run \| rush \| scamper \| scoot \| scour \| scramble \| scud \| scurry \| scuttle \| seethe \| set \| shoot \| sideward motion \| sinking \| skedaddle \| skilled \| soaring \| specialization \| specialty \| speed \| stagger \| step \| step on it \| sternway \| stream \| stride \| struggle \| stumble \| subsiding \| sway \| swing \| tear \| technical \| thrash about \| toss \| toss and tumble \| toss and turn \| totter \| trade \| trained \| traject \| trajet \| travel \| tread \| trend \| tumble \| upward motion \| vocation \| walk \| walk of life \| wallop \| wallow \| way \| welter \| work \| zoom See Also \| advance \| advancement \| business \| business life \| forward motion \| go \| job \| lifework \| line \| line of work \| locomote \| move \| occupation \| onward motion \| professional life \| progress \| progression \| specialisation \| specialism \| speciality \| specialization \| specialty \| travel \| walk \| walk of life Career In Webster's Dictionary \Career"\, n. [F. carri[`e]re race course, high road, street, fr. L. carrus wagon. See {Car}.] 1. A race course: the ground run over. To go back again the same career. --Sir P. Sidney. 2. A running; full speed; a rapid course. When a horse is running in his full career. --Wilkins. 3. General course of action or conduct in life, or in a particular part or calling in life, or in some special undertaking; usually applied to course or conduct which is of a public character; as, Washington's career as a soldier. An impartial view of his whole career. --Macaulay. 4. (Falconry) The flight of a hawk. \Career"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Careered} 3; p. pr. & vb. n. {Careering}] To move or run rapidly. areering gayly over the curling waves. --W. Irving.

Career Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Career?

[n] the general progression of your working or professional life; "the general had had a distinguished career"; "he had a long career in the law"
[n] the particular occupation for which you are trained
[v] move headlong at high speed; "The cars careered down the road"; "The mob careered through the streets"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Career: calling | life history | vocation

Career In Webster's Dictionary

\Ca*reer"\, n. [F. carri[`e]re race course, high road,
street, fr. L. carrus wagon. See {Car}.]
1. A race course: the ground run over.

         To go back again the same career.     --Sir P.
                                               Sidney.

2. A running; full speed; a rapid course.

         When a horse is running in his full career.
                                               --Wilkins.

3. General course of action or conduct in life, or in a
   particular part or calling in life, or in some special
   undertaking; usually applied to course or conduct which is
   of a public character; as, Washington's career as a
   soldier.

         An impartial view of his whole career. --Macaulay.

4. (Falconry) The flight of a hawk.


\Ca*reer"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Careered} 3; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Careering}]
To move or run rapidly.

      areering gayly over the curling waves.   --W. Irving.

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