as in opportunists
one who does things only for his own benefit and with little regard for right and wrong
he's a self-seeker who is nice only to people who can do him favors
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opportunists
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The Jags are equal opportunists in their one-score adventures.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025 -
Such disingenuous opportunists should be shunned and condemned.—
Hussein Ibish,
The Atlantic,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Self-seekers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-seekers. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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