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opportunistop‧por‧tun‧ist /ˌɒpəˈtjuːnɪst $ ˌɑːpərˈtuː-/ noun [countable]   - an unethical opportunist
- As the finance company started to fail a few opportunists managed to make more money out of it.
- It is difficult to tell whether he really wants to help May or whether he is just an opportunist.
- Some of the crime is committed by opportunists who wander into students rooms and take cash and credit cards.
- The opportunist was told what he deserved to know: nothing.
- The opportunist, too, deserved applause.
- The herring gulls are local resident birds, and great opportunists, able to change their feeding habits to whatever is available.
- The ships have gone and so has the Black Rat, but the opportunist Brown Rat remains a threat ashore.
- The woman I had spoken with was directly responsible for deciding what the opportunist was paid.
- There are basically two types of thief: the opportunist and the pro.
to use an opportunity► take the opportunity: take the opportunity to do something · I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your help.take the opportunity of doing something · I'm going to take every opportunity of going to see Brian while he's living in Germany. ► grab the chance informal to quickly use an opportunity to do something, especially when you think you might not get another chance: · It may be the last time he offers you the job so I'd grab the chance while you can.grab the chance to do something: · Knowing how difficult it is to find a job I grabbed the chance to be trained as an electrician. ► jump at the chance/opportunity to eagerly and quickly use an opportunity to do something: · The early retirement plan is excellent and I'm surprised that people haven't jumped at the opportunity.jump at the chance/opportunity to do something: · When the resort was put up for sale, the Millers jumped at the chance to buy it.· She thought Lewis would jump at the opportunity to make some extra money on weekends.jump at the chance/opportunity of doing something: · Who wouldn't jump at the chance of spending a month in Australia? ► strike while the iron is hot to do something quickly, while you are in a situation in which you are most likely to be successful: · Don't wait until tomorrow before you tell him, strike while the iron is hot! ► make hay while the sun shines spoken to take the opportunity to do something now while the conditions are good, because you might not be able to do it later: · Let's make hay while the sun shines and finish this project before I start falling asleep. ► opportunist someone who always looks for and takes opportunities that might make them more successful -- used to show disapproval: · It is difficult to tell whether he really wants to help May or whether he is just an opportunist.· As the finance company started to fail a few opportunists managed to make more money out of it. 1someone who uses every opportunity to gain power, money, or unfair advantages – used to show disapproval:  Voters dislike opportunists – politicians who change their policies according to opinion polls.2someone who commits a crime because they have a chance to, and not because they planned to: Most burglars are opportunists. an opportunist crime—opportunist adjective: the opportunist policies of wartime leaders—opportunistic /ˌɒpətjuːˈnɪstɪk◂ $ ˌɑːpərtuː-/ adjective: opportunistic thefts from cars |