career
One’s calling in life; one's working occupation or profession, especially when pursued seriously or over a long period of time.
Other meanings
The course, evolution, and ongoing advancement of one's working life, especially in one particular field.
The general course of one's action or conduct in life, or in a particular area of life.
Synonyms
- calling
Related words
- careerer
- multicareer
- noncareer
- career changer
- career woman
- aftercareer
- career break
- career change
- career day
- career criminal
- career expo
- career fair
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "carrus" (wheeled vehicle).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “career” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.