First Known Use: circa 1534
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1career
noun ca·reer \kə-ˈrir\
: a job or profession that someone does for a long time
: a period of time spent in a job or profession
Full Definition of CAREER
3
: a field for or pursuit of consecutive progressive achievement especially in public, professional, or business life <Washington's career as a soldier>
4
: a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling <a career in medicine> <a career diplomat>
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Origin of CAREER
Middle French carriere, from Old Occitan carriera street, from Medieval Latin carraria road for vehicles, from Latin carrus car
Rhymes with CAREER
adhere, Aesir, Ajmer, all clear, ambeer, appear, arrear, Asir, Ayrshire, besmear, by ear, Cape Fear, cashier, cashmere, Cheshire, chimere, clavier, cohere, compeer, destrier, dog-ear, emir, Empire, endear, ensphere, eyrir, Fafnir, footgear, frontier, gambier, Goodyear, headgear, inhere, Izmir, Kashmir, kefir, killdeer, Landseer, leap year, life peer, light-year, man-year, menhir, midyear, mishear, monsieur, mouse-ear, mule deer, musk deer, nadir, near beer, New Year, off year, out-year, pickeer, portiere, premier, premiere, red deer, redear, rehear, reindeer, revere, revers, Robespierre, roe deer, root beer, santir, severe, Shakespeare, sincere, slick-ear, small beer, spruce beer, steer clear, Tangier, tapir, tin ear, uprear, Vanir, veneer, Vermeer, vizier, voir dire, wheatear, Wiltshire, wind shear, wood ear, worm gear, Ymir, Yorkshire, zaire, Zaire
2career
verb
Definition of CAREER
intransitive verb
: to go at top speed especially in a headlong manner <a car careered off the road>
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First Known Use of CAREER
1647
Related to CAREER
- Synonyms
- barrel, belt, blast, blaze, blow, bolt, bomb [slang], bowl, breeze, bundle, bustle, buzz, cannonball, careen, hurry, chase, course, crack (on), dash, drive, fly, hare, hasten, hie, highball, hotfoot (it), hump, hurl, hurtle, hustle, jet, jump, motor, nip, pelt, race, ram, rip, rocket, run, rush, rustle, scoot, scurry, scuttle, shoot, speed, step, tear, travel, trot, whirl, whisk, zip, zoom
CAREERING Defined for Kids
career
noun ca·reer \kə-ˈrir\
Definition of CAREER for Kids
1
: a period of time spent in a job or profession <She had a long career in medicine.>
2
: a job followed as a life's work <He made teaching his career.>
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