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Opportunist Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -ist

Opportunist has 3 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

a person who places expediency above principle

2

Someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance their own situation, placing expediency above principle.

Adjective
1

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

See Also
opportune situation timeserver opportunity expediency advance advantage opportunism
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
selfish person
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
backscratcher bottom feeder carpetbagger hustler timeserver
Rhyming Words
ist nist kist uist hist bist dist list jist wist mist sist iist cist rist gist fist trist feist boist
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