Career

Word CAREER
Character 6
Hyphenation ca reer
Pronunciations /kəˈɹɪə/

Definitions and meanings of "Career"

What do we mean by career?

A chosen pursuit; a profession or occupation. noun

The general course or progression of one's working life or one's professional achievements. noun

A path or course, as of the sun through the heavens. noun

Speed. noun

Doing what one does as a permanent occupation or lifework. adjective

To move forward at high speed, often with minimal control. intransitive verb

A prison; a lock-up; especially, one in a German school or university. noun

One of the 8 to 12 stalls, closed with bars, from which races were started in a Roman circus. They were arranged with slanting axes in order not to give an unfair advantage to any competitor. noun

To move or run rapidly, as if in a race or charge.

The ground on which a race is run; a race-course; hence, course; path; way. noun

A charge or run at full speed, as in justing. noun

General course of action or movement; procedure; course of proceeding; a specific course of action or occupation forming the object of one's life: as, “honour's fair career,” Dryden. noun

Sometimes used absolutely to signify a definite or conspicuous career of some kind: as, a man with a career before him. noun

In the manège, a place inclosed with a barrier, in which to run the ring. noun

In falconry, a flight or tour of the hawk, about 120 yards. noun

A race course: the ground run over. noun

A running; full speed; a rapid course. noun

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. noun

The flight of a hawk. noun

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

General course of action or conduct in life, or in a particular part of it.

Speed.

A jouster's path during a joust.

A short gallop of a horse.

The flight of a hawk.

A racecourse; the ground run over.

Similar to a 'job' or 'work'... Usually means that you are stuck at the same pay level that you start with. No chance for advancement and someone else will pass you for a promotion even if they are less qualified as long as they know the right people (Or have the right parents/family members). Also usually requires a piece of paper that you spent thousands of dollars on which you will never make back. The only people that will give this a thumbs down are people that had their 'education' paid for by their rich parents... They are very defensive when it comes to the truth being spoken out loud... People screw people over to get rich, that is how it works... Urban Dictionary

Verb-In professional sports, to have the best game of life statistically. It is an important term in fantasy sports, since one guy having such a game can almost singlehandedly win your fantasy game for you. Urban Dictionary

Similar to job or work, Usally means that you are stuck at the same pay level that you start with. No chance for advancement and that someone else will pass you for promation even if they are less qualified. Also usally requires a peice of paper that you spent thousands of dollars on which you will never make back. Urban Dictionary

What Britney Spears no longer has, after her 'performance' at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards. Urban Dictionary

Something that society forces upon people, esp. nowadays. If you do not have a career, people automatically assume you are a lazy good-for-nothing bum. An unnecessary thing to have, and it's a shame that so many people spend all their lives aspiring to have a career. The concept is installed into most western children from birth, as their first twenty-odd years of their life is dedicated to "education", which generally teaches people to become "clever". Being "clever" means you will have a "good" career. The majority of humans hate their careers, and up dying miserable. But hey, at least they paid off their mortgage. Also, a pretentious way of saying "job". Urban Dictionary

Ca⋅reer {kuh-reer} –noun 1. A long period of servitude in exchange for operating capital and the promise of financial security and much needed health care coverage on release; golden handcuffs. 2. The mistakenly desired outcome of 16+ years of education. 3. An affliction whose symptoms are loss of life & liberty, general purpose misery, and resentment towards those who are unaffected. 4. A euphemism for 'professional labour camp'; these 'camps' are required to support capitalism's unsustainable drive for never ending growth. Urban Dictionary

Reaching ones peak/pinacle of success, the best you will ever do or get Urban Dictionary

A really long job. Urban Dictionary

When a person fucks up Urban Dictionary

A hand job that goes on too long. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Career

The word "career" in example sentences

I know that when I'm advising students, and they are fretting about career choices, and I ask them, what do you *want* to do with your life -- what do you think will make you happy, most of them, I'd say maybe 70% of them, give me this blank stare: as if *happiness* and *career* could have nothing to do with each other. ❋ Delagar (2007)

I have a warm interest in your happiness and career -- yes, _career_ -- I repeat the word. ❋ Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton (1838)

Madrid Number 9 Youth career 19931995 Andorinha 19951997 Nacional 19972001 Sporting CP Senior career* Years Team Apps ‡ (Gls) ‡ 20012003 Sporting CP 25 (3) 20032009 Manchester United 196 ❋ Unknown (2010)

In light of trying to distinguish true democrats from 'corporate democrats' maybe for this Denver mayor's race, the term 'career politician' is actually a good thing in the case of Hancock, Linkhart and Mejia -- meaning we know where you have been working, and it has been in a public arena, not in private backroom deals. ❋ Wade Norris (2011)

Romney's critics point out that he might have earned the label "career politician" had he not lost his 1994 Senate race. ❋ Philip Rucker (2011)

The for-profit industry, which prefers the term "career colleges" or "proprietary" schools, grew rapidly over the last decade amid renewed calls to increase the nation's college graduation rate and a need to help laid-off workers find new careers. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The word career derives from the French word carrière, meaning a racecourse. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But after Favre had what he called his career-best season for the Vikings last season, leading them to the NFC title game and finishing fourth in the NFL most valuable player voting at age 40, virtually nothing went right this season. ❋ Mark Maske (2011)

My personnal opinion, his career is about to flush. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Taking no risks in your career is the biggest - and worst - risk of them all. ❋ Adele Scheele (2010)

If your career is a hill then the mountain next to it is the rejections accrued. ❋ Unknown (2010)

McCargo, who has battled injuries and inconsistent stretches of play, remains on the roster but his career is at a crossroads. ❋ Unknown (2010)

However, I would venture to say that seeing him in one of the last roles of his career is almost a fleeting concern. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Your career is your job to manage, expecting others to do it for you just proves to me that you are not ready. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Jack: Hey Daniel, [what have you] been doing with your life lately? Daniel: [Oh you know]... Doing the career thing. (Usually means [giving up] your soul and putting up with a tyrants bullshit just to pay rent because things were never handed to you for free...) ❋ Jack Daniels III (2007)

I was down big, but pulled off the win when [Shaun Alexander] [careered] in the Sunday night game. He had five [TDs] in the first half! ❋ Big Dick's Halfway Inn (2005)

[liberal arts] career. ❋ Mojo In Sd (2005)

[Britney's] [performance] was so [awful] that it will probably be career ending. ❋ Action Man (2007)

"[Careers] are a [twentieth century] invention, and I don't want one" - Christopher [McCandless]: ❋ GenericPseudonym10621 (2009)

Each of the professions means a prejudice. The necessity for a career forces every one to take sides. We live in the age of the [overworked], and the under-educated; the age in which people are so [industrious] that they become absolutely stupid. - [Oscar Wilde] (1854-1900) ❋ Loki's Friend (2009)

He totally careered it with her, she's hot" " He careered it with you, he'll [never be] [able] to get someone who is [the complete package] like you ❋ PrettyPinkglitter (2010)

Funny how most people who call their job a [career] [don't stop] to realize [that's all] a [Career] is - just a really long job. ❋ JamesWeyand (2009)

[Taylor] you just careered that [shot], what were u [thinking]? ❋ HayZues (2006)

After [15 minutes], [the hand] job [turned] into a hand career. ❋ Humpyfister (2010)

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