opportunist
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opportunist
- /ˌɒpə(ɹ)ˈtjuːnɪst/
Where it comes from
From French opportuniste, equivalent to opportune + -ist.
noun opportunists
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Someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance their own situation, placing expediency above principle.
James Milner's angled free-kick was headed on to the post by the tireless Bent and Lampard the opportunist was perfectly placed to stoop and head in from virtually on the goal-line.
Similar: chancer
Translations
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noun someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
| Español | oportunista, vela güira, aprovechado, aprovechón, ventajista, ventajoso |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 기회주의자 gihoejuuija |
| 日本語 | 日和見主義者 hiyorimi shugisha, 蝙蝠 kōmori, カメレオン kamereon |
| 中文 | 變色龍 /变色龙 biànsèlóng |
| Português | oportunista, chupim |
| Français | opportuniste |
| Deutsch | Opportunist, Opportunistin, Wendehals |
| Italiano | approfittatore, opportunista |
| Ελληνικά | καιροσκόπος kairoskópos, οπορτουνιστής oportounistís, οπορτουνίστρια oportounístria |
| Русский | оппортуни́ст opportuníst, оппортуни́стка opportunístka, приспособле́нец prisposoblénec, приспособле́нка prisposoblénka |
Talk about this word "opportunist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/opportunist. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. opportunist. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/opportunist "opportunist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/opportunist.Cite this
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title = {opportunist},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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