opportunist
/ˌɒpə(ɹ)ˈtjuːnɪst/
opportunist noun: someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance their own situation, placing expediency above principle.
Noun
opportunist (plural opportunists)
- Someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance their own situation, placing expediency above principle.
- 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.2011 November 12, “International friendly: England 1-0 Spain”, in BBC Sport
- Synonyms:
- chancer
opportunist meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
opportunist in Tamil
- சந்தர்ப்பவாதி, காரியவாதி
opportunist in Urdu
- opportunist
- ابن الوقت ibn-ul-vaqt
opportunist in Bengali
- সুযোগসন্ধানী, সুবিধাবাদী
opportunist in Malayalam
- അവസരവാദി, അവസരസേവകൻ
More languagesFewer languages
- opportunist in Kannada
- ಸಮಯಸಾಧಕ, ಸಂಧಿಸಾಧಕ, ಸಮಯಾನುವರ್ತಿ, ಅವಸರವಾದಿ
- opportunist in Tagalog
- mapanamantala
- opportunist in Indonesian
- oportunis
- opportunist in Persian
- فرصت طلب forsat-talab, اپورتونیست oportunist
Synonyms of opportunist
Forms of opportunist
| plural | opportunists |
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Origin of opportunist
From French opportuniste, equivalent to opportune + -ist.
Questions about opportunist
- What does opportunist mean?
- Opportunist means someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance their own situation, placing expediency above principle.
- What is opportunist in Tamil?
- Opportunist in Tamil is சந்தர்ப்பவாதி, காரியவாதி. See Opportunist meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is opportunist?
- Opportunist is a noun.
- How do you pronounce opportunist?
- Opportunist is pronounced /ˌɒpə(ɹ)ˈtjuːnɪst/.
- What is the plural of opportunist?
- The plural of opportunist is opportunists.
Words near opportunist in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: opportunist (page history and authors); opportunist (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ابن الوقت (Urdu) (page history and authors); opportunist (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); opportunist (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); opportunist (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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