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OPPORTUNIST

\ɒpətjˈuːnɪst], \ɒpətjˈuːnɪst], \ɒ_p_ə_t_j_ˈuː_n_ɪ_s_t]\

Definitions of OPPORTUNIST

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

One who waits for or takes advantage of circumstances or opportunities to gain his ends.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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