Definition of OPPORTUNIST

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

opportunist is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
opportunist is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
opportunist is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

opportunist is a valid Words With Friends word