career
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career
- /kəˈɹɪə/ UK, Western
- /kəˈɹɪɹ/ US, Western
- /kəˈɹɪ.ɚ/ Western
- /kəˈrɪjə(r)/ South Asia
- /ˈkarɪjə(r)/ South Asia
Sounds like chorea, Korea (in fast non-rhotic speech), currier (stress neutralized), carrier · Rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Mid 16th century, from French carrière (“road; racecourse”), from Italian carriera, from Old Occitan carreira, from Late Latin carrāria based on Latin carrus (“wheeled vehicle”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós, from *ḱers- (“to run”); alternatively, from Middle French carriere, from Old Occitan.
noun careers
- One’s calling in life; one's working occupation or profession, especially when pursued seriously or over a long period of time. When they’ve tortured and scared you for twenty-odd years, / Then they expect you to pick a career
- The course, evolution, and ongoing advancement of one's working life, especially in one particular field. Washington’s career as a soldier
- The general course of one's action or conduct in life, or in a particular area of life. As I explored the possibility of a library science path, having previously been employed in libraries during my school career and afterwards, I decided that I needed to actually experience work in a library setting full time again […]
- Speed. What rein can hold licentious wickedness When down the hill he holds his fierce career?
- A jouster's path during a joust. These knights, therefore, their aim being thus eluded, rushed from opposite sides betwixt the object of their attack and the Templar, almost running their horses against each other ere they could stop their career.
- A short gallop of a horse. It is said of Cæsar […] that in his youth being mounted upon a horse, and without any bridle, he made him run a full cariere [tr. carriere], make a sodaine stop, and with his hands behind his backe performe what ever can be expected of an excellent ready horse.
- The flight of a hawk.
- A racecourse; the ground run over. to think of going back again the same career
verb careers · careering · careered
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To move rapidly straight ahead, especially in an uncontrolled way.
The car careered down the road, missed the curve, and went through a hedge.
Similar: careen
adjective
- Doing something professionally, for a living (generally said of something that is not a commonplace job, e.g. criminal activity). a career burglar
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Synonym of serial (“doing something regularly”).
a career rapist
Similar: serial
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: vocation, life history, calling, occupational, occupation, vocational, professional, employment, assignment, professionally, work, job, professionalism, recruiting, workplace, provider
Translations
Every language
noun one's calling in life; a person's occupation
| Español | carrera, oficio, menester, trayectoria (profesional) |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 경력 gyeongnyeok, 직업 jigeop, 커리어 keorieo |
| 日本語 | 経歴 keireki, 職業 shokugyō, キャリア kyaria |
| 中文 | 職業 /职业 zhíyè |
| हिन्दी | आजीविका ājīvikā, जीवक jīvak |
| Português | carreira |
| Français | carrière |
| Deutsch | Karriere, Laufbahn |
| Italiano | carriera |
| Ελληνικά | καριέρα kariéra |
| Română | carieră |
| Русский | карье́ра karʹjéra, по́прище póprišče, профе́ссия proféssija, призва́ние prizvánije |
| Tiếng Việt | nghề nghiệp |
| العربية | مِهْنَة mihna, مسار مهني |
| עברית | קַרְיֶרָה, קריירה karyéra |
noun an individual’s work and life roles over their lifespan
| Español | carrera |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 경력 gyeongnyeok, 커리어 keorieo |
| 日本語 | 経歴 keireki, キャリア kyaria |
| 中文 | 職業 /职业 zhíyè, 生涯 shēngyá |
| Português | carreira |
| Français | carrière |
| Deutsch | Karriere |
| Русский | карье́ра karʹjéra |
| العربية | مَسِيرَة masīra, مسار مهني |
| עברית | קַרְיֶרָה, קריירה karyéra |
noun a jouster's path during a joust
| Русский | карье́р karʹjér |
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noun horse career
| Русский | карье́р karʹjér |
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title = {career},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/career},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
