opportunist
Meanings
Plural: opportunists
Noun
- a person who places expediency above principle
- Someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance their own situation, placing expediency above principle.
Adjective Satellite
- taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit
Origin / Etymology
From French opportuniste, equivalent to opportune + -ist.
Synonyms
chancer, opportunistic, self-seeker, timeserving
Scrabble Score: 15
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Words With Friends Score: 19
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