noun
Meaning 1
A self-seeking person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
self-seeker
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noun
Meaning 2
a person who places expediency above principle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: opportunist
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: selfish person
Narrower terms: backscratcher, bottom feeder, carpetbagger, hustler, wheeler dealer, operator, timeserver
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbh-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English seeker English self-seeker From self- + seeker.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: oman edun tavoittelija — a self-seeking person
- French: égocentrique — a self-seeking person
- Macedonian: се́бичник (sébičnik) — a self-seeking person
- Polish: samolub — a self-seeking person
- Polish: samolubka — a self-seeking person
- Russian: рвач (rvač) — a self-seeking person
- Russian: шку́рник (škúrnik) — a self-seeking person
- Russian: своекоры́стный челове́к (svojekorýstnyj čelovék) — a self-seeking person
- Turkish: çıkarcı — a self-seeking person