Opportunist

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Opportunist \Op`por*tun"ist\, n. [Cf. F. opportuniste.]
     One who advocates or practices opportunism. [Recent]
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  opportunist
       adj : taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any
             circumstance of possible benefit [syn: {opportunistic},
              {timeserving}]
       n : a person who places expediency above principle [syn: {self-seeker}]