opportunist

See also Opportunist

English

Noun

opportunist (plural opportunists)

1. Someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance his own situation, placing expediency above principle.
   • 2011 November 12, “International friendly: England 1-0 Spain”, BBC Sport:

     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.

Related terms

• opportune
• opportunism
• opportunistic
• opportunity

Translations

someone who takes advantage of any opportunity

Chinese: Mandarin: 变色龙 (zh), 變色龍 (zh) (biànsèlóng) Dutch: opportunist (nl) m., opportuniste (nl) f. Finnish: opportunisti (fi) German: Opportunist (de) m., Opportunistin (de) f. Irish: brabúsaí (ga) m. Italian: approfittatore (it) m., opportunista (it) m. and f.

Japanese: 蝙蝠 (ja) Korean: 기회주의자 (ko) (gihoejuuija) Persian: بوقلمون (fa) Russian: оппортунист (ru) (opportuníst) m. Serbo-Croatian: oportunist (sh) Spanish: oportunista (es) m., (Puerto Rico) vela güira (es) f. Turkish: fırsatçı (tr)

External links

• opportunist in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• opportunist in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911