opportunist

opportunist

noun

Definition of OPPORTUNIST

1

a person who dexterously and expediently changes or adopts opinions <ever the opportunist, she immediately set about becoming the incoming administrator's new best friend>

Synonyms chameleon, chancer [British], opportunist, temporizer, timeserver, trimmer, weathercock

Related Words egoist, egotist, self-seeker; conniver, machinator, plotter, schemer

2

one who does things only for his own benefit and with little regard for right and wrong <an opportunist who makes friends and then drops them as soon as they aren't useful anymore>

Synonyms bottom-feeder, chancer [British], opportunist, temporizer

Related Words egocentric, egoist, egotist; conniver, machinator, plotter, schemer; barracuda, shark; hanger-on, leech

Near Antonyms altruist