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career
noun
A
job
or
series
of
related
jobs
that
a
person
does
for
a
long
time
,
usually
with
opportunities
for
progress
and
growth
.
•
After
college
,
Maria
decided
to
pursue
a
career
in
environmental
law
.
After
college
,
Maria
decided
to
pursue
a
career
in
environmental
law
.
•
He
hopes
his
internship
will
lead
to
a
long
career
at
the
newspaper
.
He
hopes
his
internship
will
lead
to
a
long
career
at
the
newspaper
.
Early
16th
century
,
from
French
"
carrière
"
meaning
racecourse
,
from
Italian
"
carriera
" ‘
road
for
vehicles
’;
later
extended
to
mean
the
course
of
one
’
s
professional
life
.
verb
To
move
forward
rapidly
and
out
of
control
,
often
in
a
dangerous
way
.
•
The
truck
careered
down
the
icy
hill
,
scattering
snow
everywhere
.
The
truck
careered
down
the
icy
hill
,
scattering
snow
everywhere
.
•
A
soccer
ball
careered
across
the
playground
and
hit
the
fence
.
A
soccer
ball
careered
across
the
playground
and
hit
the
fence
.
Same
origin
as
the
noun
:
from
the
idea
of
a
horse
racing
‘
full
career
’
along
a
track
,
later
applied
to
uncontrolled
motion
.
