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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 for opportunist
- acrobat,
- chameleon,
- chancer
- [British],
- temporizer,
- timeserver,
- trimmer,
- weathercock
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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 for opportunist
- bottom-feeder,
- chancer
- [British],
- self-seeker,
- temporizer
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“Opportunist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opportunist. Accessed 19 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of opportunist was in 1873
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