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opportunist::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | opportunistic, timeserving |
opportunist::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | self-seeker |
| Type of | selfish person |
| Has types | bottom feeder, carpetbagger, hustler, operator, timeserver, wheeler dealer, backscratcher |
| Derivation | opportunism |
Examples of opportunist
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The Dalit Panthers is headed by an opportunist money-maker named Thirumavalavan.
From the blog.beliefnet.com
I see him as a sanctimonious hypocrite, political opportunist and double-crosser.
From the dailyherald.com
Federer and Woods are two monuments, Pietersen an extremely gifted opportunist.
From the independent.co.uk
Picasso was interested in selling his work, he was always a market opportunist.
From the guardian.co.uk
Nitish needs to learn from Modi, instead of acting like an ambitious opportunist.
From the economist.com
Behind the snarl lies a cagey opportunist, proficient hunter, and dutiful parent.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Well, Rick Perry is a Johnny-come-lately opportunist in embracing these issues.
From the huffingtonpost.com
Her critics paint Ravitch as an opportunist on the payrolls of teachers unions.
From the sacbee.com
Before the virus, Sarah was an opportunist, manipulating men into supporting her.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit
- A person who places expediency above principle
- (opportunism) taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others
- (The Opportunists) The Opportunists is a 2000 film starring Christopher Walken, with an appearance by Cyndi Lauper as the New Yorker Sally Mahon. It is assigned the criteria of a comedy/crime drama.
- Someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance his own situation, placing expediency above principle
- (opportunistic) taking advantage of situations that arise; said of people who will take advantage of situations to advance their own interests, without regard for principles
- (Opportunistic) Pertaining to organisms such as viruses and bacteria that are common in nature and do not cause disease ordinarily, but that can cause serious illness in a person who has a weakened immune system. The infections they cause are also called opportunistic infections.
- (OPPORTUNISTIC) (relating to pathogens) fungi which are normally saprobic, but occasionally act as pathogens when condition unusually favourable for infection arise (cf. FACULTATIVE, OBLIGATE).
- (OPPORTUNISTIC) A species that exploits transient environmental opportunities.
