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opportunist

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. opportunist (noun)
  2. opportunistic (adjective)

op·por·tun·ist

noun \-ˈtü-nist, -ˈtyü-\

Definition of OPPORTUNIST

: one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism
— opportunist adjective
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Examples of OPPORTUNIST

  1. a political opportunist who changed his health-care plan to win the election
  2. <ever the opportunist, she immediately set about becoming the incoming administrator's new best friend>

First Known Use of OPPORTUNIST

1879

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