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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With the deadline for New York’s Gender-Motivated Violence Act expiring tomorrow, opportunists are scrambling to file last-minute, meritless claims.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
28 Feb. 2025 -
This lack of faith (and outright animus) toward institutions and public servants has allowed grifters, would-be oligarchs, and cynical political opportunists to fill the void.—
Adam Chandler,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Self-seekers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-seekers. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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