opportunist

== English == === Etymology === From French opportuniste, equivalent to opportune +‎ -ist. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɒpə(ɹ)ˈtjuːnɪst/ === Noun === opportunist (plural opportunists) Someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance their own situation, placing expediency above principle. ==== Synonyms ==== chancer ==== Related terms ==== opportune opportunism opportunistic opportunity ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “opportunist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “opportunist”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == Danish == === Etymology === From French opportuniste. === Noun === opportunist c (singular definite opportunisten, plural indefinite opportunister) opportunist ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== opportunistisk opportunisme === References === “opportunist” in Den Danske Ordbog