career
noun
[ kəˈrɪə ]
• an occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person's life and with opportunities for progress.
• "he seemed destined for a career as an engineer like his father"
Similar:
profession,
occupation,
vocation,
calling,
employment,
job,
day job,
line,
line of work,
walk of life,
position,
post,
sphere,
métier,
career
verb
• move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way.
• "the coach careered across the road and went through a hedge"
Similar:
rush,
hurtle,
streak,
shoot,
race,
bolt,
dash,
speed,
run,
gallop,
stampede,
cannon,
careen,
whizz,
buzz,
zoom,
flash,
blast,
charge,
hare,
fly,
wing,
pelt,
scurry,
scud,
go like the wind,
belt,
scoot,
scorch,
tear,
skedaddle,
zap,
zip,
whip,
burn rubber,
go like a bat out of hell,
bomb,
bucket,
shift,
hightail,
clip,
boogie,
Origin:
mid 16th century (denoting a road or racecourse): from French carrière, from Italian carriera, based on Latin carrus ‘wheeled vehicle’.
