1
: a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling
a career in medicine
—often used before another noun a career diplomat
2
: a field for or pursuit of consecutive progressive achievement especially in public, professional, or business life
Washington's career as a soldier
3
careered; careering; careers
: to go at top speed especially in a headlong manner
a car careered off the road
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