A person who looks for opportunities for personal benefit or gain, esp. through risky or dishonest methods; = adventurer, n. 4. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun] > self-interested person > specific (5) enterpriserc1600 A person who looks for opportunities for personal benefit or gain, esp. through risky or dishonest methods; = adventurer, n. 4. Obsolete. adventurer1648 A person who looks for chances of personal advancement, esp. one willing to take risks or use dishonest methods to attain it; one who lives by his… fortune-hunter1689 One who seeks to win a fortune; esp. one who tries to capture an heiress. careerist1917 A person (esp. a holder of a public or responsible position) who is mainly intent on the furtherance of his career, often in an unscrupulous manner… survivalist1922 One who succeeds in surviving; one who makes a policy of aiming to survive. Also attributive. |
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