opportunist
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noun \-ˈtü-nist, -ˈtyü-\Definition of OPPORTUNIST
: one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism
— opportunist adjective
See Examples of OPPORTUNIST
- a political opportunist who changed his health-care plan to win the election
- <ever the opportunist, she immediately set about becoming the incoming administrator's new best friend>
First Known Use of OPPORTUNIST
1879
Related to OPPORTUNIST
- Synonyms
- chameleon, chancer [British], acrobat, temporizer, timeserver, trimmer, weathercock
op·por·tun·ist
noun \ˌäp-ər-ˈt(y)ü-nəst\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of OPPORTUNIST
: an opportunistic microorganism
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