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Word career
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / kəˈrɪə(r) / NAmE / kəˈrɪr /
Example
  • a career in politics
  • a teaching career
  • what made you decide on a career as a vet?
  • she has been concentrating on her career.
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career

(noun)BrE / kəˈrɪə(r) / NAmE / kəˈrɪr /
  1. the series of jobs that a person has in a particular area of work, usually involving more responsibility as time passes
    • a career in politics
    • a teaching career
    • What made you decide on a career as a vet?
    • She has been concentrating on her career.
    • a change of career
    • That will be a good career move(= something that will help your career).
    • a career soldier/diplomat (= a professional one)
    • a careers adviser/officer (= a person whose job is to give people advice and information about jobs)
    • It’s very difficult to find work at the moment.
    • Only half the people here are in paid employment.
    • He had a very distinguished career in the Foreign Office.
    • He hopes to enter the medical profession.
    • the legal profession.
    • Please state your name, age, and occupation.
    • Carpentry is a highly skilled trade.
  2. the period of time that you spend in your life working or doing a particular thing
    • She started her career as an English teacher.
    • He is playing the best tennis of his career.
    • My school career was not very impressive.

    Extra Examples

    • He did a film for Hollywood to boost his flagging career.
    • He had a distinguished career as a diplomat.
    • He has had a somewhat chequered career.
    • He made a good career for himself in football.
    • Her stage career spans sixty years.
    • His performance as Al in the movie was a career high.
    • She achieved a lot in her chosen career.
    • She had a long and prolific career as a director.
    • She has spent her entire career in education.
    • She pursued a successful career in medicine.
    • She started her working career as a waitress.
    • She was at the peak of her career when she injured herself.
    • She won many awards during her acting career.
    • The movie revived his flagging career.
    • The profession has no clear career structure.
    • a brilliant career with the Royal Ballet
    • a car crash which wrecked his career
    • a career break to have children
    • a career in computers
    • a move higher up the career ladder
    • a smart career move
    • the album that launched his recording career
    • the first golfer to surpass $2 million in career earnings
    • young actors just starting out on their careers
    • After a brief career in journalism, she trained to be a teacher.
    • Career women often find they do more than their fair share of domestic work.
    • He had a very distinguished career in the Foreign Office.
    • His career spanned four decades.
    • I didn’t think it was a very good career move.
    • I never wanted a military career.
    • It’s time for a career change.
    • John began his career as a psychiatric nurse.
    • Kelly’s career took off when she was spotted at a talent contest.
    • She was on the first step of the career ladder.
    • Students can get free careers advice between 6.30 and 8.30 each evening.
    • The course focuses on your career development.
    • a career soldier/diplomat
    • career advice

    Word Origin

    • mid 16th cent. (denoting a road or racecourse): from French carrière, from Italian carriera, based on Latin carrus ‘wheeled vehicle’.
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