career
/kəˈrɪr/
nounca · reer
Your CARE can take you far—CARE + REAR (the back) reminds you there are two e’s at the REAR: care + reer.
Yes, it's career. Remember the ending is -eer (like engineer): car + eer is wrong—it's ca + reer with double e.
Definitions
- nounA job or profession that someone does for a long time, often with chances to advance.
- nounThe course or progress of someone’s work life or a long-term pursuit.
- nounA fast, uncontrolled movement in a particular direction (less common).
Examples
- “After college, Maya started her career as a nurse.”
- “He changed careers twice before finding work he truly enjoyed.”
- “The bicycle hit a rock and careered down the hill.”
Synonyms
professionoccupationjobvocationline of work
Antonyms
unemploymentidleness
Translations
ES carreraPT carreiraFR carrière
Common misspellings
carearcarercarrercareeercareircarreercarr eercare-er
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