career

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Synonyms: careen, carter, carver, carer, carder, carper, carker, carcer, carmer, creer, carner

Antonyms: careen, carter, carver, carer, carder, carper, carker, carcer, carmer, creer, carner

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Noun

1. One’s [[calling]] in [[life]]; one's [[work]]ing [[occupation]] or [[profession]], [[especially]] when [[pursued]] [[seriously]] or over a [[long]] [[period of time]].
2. The course, evolution, and ongoing advancement of one's working life, especially in one particular field.
3. The general course of one's action or conduct in life, or in a particular area of life.
4. {{lb|en|archaic}} [[speed|Speed]].
5. A [[jouster]]'s [[path]] during a [[joust]].
6. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A short [[gallop]] of a [[horse]]. {{defdate|16th|18th c.}}
7. {{lb|en|falconry}} The [[flight]] of a [[hawk]].
8. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[racecourse]]; the ground run over.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[move]] [[rapidly]] [[straight ahead]], especially in an [[uncontrolled]] way.

Adjective

1. Doing something [[professional]]ly, for a [[living]] {{q|generally said of something that is not a commonplace job, e.g. criminal activity}}.
2. {{lb|en|loosely}} {{synonym of|en|serial|t=doing something regularly}}.

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