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/ˌɒpə(ɹ)ˈtjuːnɪst/
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Someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance their own situation, placing expediency above principle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 2
taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: opportunistic, timeserving
Antonyms: none provided
a person who places expediency above principle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: self-seeker
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: selfish person
Narrower terms: backscratcher, bottom feeder, carpetbagger, hustler, wheeler dealer, operator, timeserver
From French opportuniste, equivalent to opportune + -ist.
Across languages
Translations
65 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic :
مصلحجي
(maṣlaḥji)
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Arabic :
مصلحجية
(maṣlaḥjiyye)
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Armenian :
օպորտունիստ
(ōportunist)
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Armenian :
պատեհապաշտ
(patehapašt)
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Asturian :
oportunista
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Azerbaijani :
fürsətçi
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Belarusian :
апартуні́ст
(apartuníst)
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Belarusian :
апартуні́стка
(apartunístka)
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Catalan :
oportunista
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Chinese Mandarin :
變色龍 /变色龙
(biànsèlóng)
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Czech :
oportunista
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Danish :
opportunist
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Dutch :
opportunist
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Dutch :
opportuniste
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Esperanto :
oportunisto
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Estonian :
oportunist
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Finnish :
opportunisti
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
French :
opportuniste
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Galician :
oportunista
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Galician :
comenenciudo
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Georgian :
ოპორტუნისტი
(oṗorṭunisṭi)
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
German :
Opportunist
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
German :
Opportunistin
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
German :
Wendehals
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Greek :
καιροσκόπος
(kairoskópos)
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Greek :
οπορτουνιστής
(oportounistís)
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Greek :
οπορτουνίστρια
(oportounístria)
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Indonesian :
oportunis
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Irish :
brabúsaí
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Italian :
approfittatore
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Italian :
opportunista
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Japanese :
日和見主義者
(hiyorimi shugisha)
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Japanese :
蝙蝠
(kōmori)
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Japanese :
カメレオン
(kamereon)
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Korean :
기회주의자
(gihoejuuija)
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Latvian :
oportūnists
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Latvian :
oportūniste
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Norwegian :
opportunist
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Persian :
فرصت طلب
(forsat-talab)
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Persian :
اپورتونیست
(oportunist)
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Polish :
oportunista
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Polish :
oportunistka
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Portuguese :
oportunista
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Portuguese :
chupim
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Russian :
оппортуни́ст
(opportuníst)
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Russian :
оппортуни́стка
(opportunístka)
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Russian :
приспособле́нец
(prisposoblénec)
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Russian :
приспособле́нка
(prisposoblénka)
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Serbo-Croatian :
oportunist
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Spanish :
oportunista
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Spanish :
vela güira
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Spanish :
aprovechado
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Spanish :
aprovechón
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Spanish :
ventajista
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Spanish :
ventajoso
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Spanish :
ventajero
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Spanish :
encajoso
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Spanish :
pancista
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Swedish :
opportunist
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Tagalog :
mapanamantala
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Turkish :
fırsatçı
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Ukrainian :
опортуні́ст
(oportuníst)
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Ukrainian :
опортуні́стка
(oportunístka)
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Ukrainian :
пристосо́ванець
(prystosóvanecʹ)
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity
Ukrainian :
пристосо́ванка
(prystosóvanka)
— someone who takes advantage of any opportunity