opportunist

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˌɒpə(ɹ)ˈtjuːnɪst

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españolaprovechado aprovechón encajosooportunista pancista vela güira ventajero ventajista ventajoso

Françaisopportuniste

DeutschOpportunist Opportunistin Wendehals

19 more languages

العربيةوصولي

Azərbaycan dilifürsətçi

Catalàoportunista

Ελληνικάκαιροσκόπος οπορτουνιστής οπορτουνίστρια

Suomiopportunisti

Gaeilgebrabúsaí

Galegocomenenciudo oportunista

עבריתפוליטיקאי

Bahasa Indonesiaoportunis

Italianoapprofittatore opportunista

日本語カメレオン日和見主義者蝙蝠

ქართულიოპორტუნისტი

한국어기회주의자

Nederlandsopportunist opportuniste

Polskioportunista oportunistka

Portuguêschupim oportunista

Русскийоппортунист оппортуни́стка приспособленецприспособле́нка

Türkçefırsatçı

Українськаопортуні́ст опортуні́стка пристосо́ванецьпристосо́ванка

Examples

“James Milner's angled free-kick was headed on to the post ⟳ by the tireless Bent and Lampard the opportunist was perfectly placed to stoop and head in from virtually on the goal-line.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

Opportunistic opportunistic infection Opportunistically Opportunists Opportunities opportunitroph

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