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opportunists

opportunists is the plural of opportunist.

Meaning of opportunist

Noun

opportunist (plural opportunists)

  1. 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

Questions about opportunists

What is opportunists the plural of?
Opportunists is the plural of opportunist.

Words near opportunists in the dictionary

  1. opportunistic
  2. opportunistic infection
  3. opportunistic infections
  4. opportunistic necrophiliac
  5. opportunistically
  6. opportunists
  7. opportunities
  8. opportunitroph
  9. opportunitrophs
  10. opportunity
  11. opportunity class

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