op·por·tun·ist

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• op|por|tun|ist — «OP uhr TOO nihst, TYOO », noun, adjective. –n. a person who uses every opportunity to his advantage, regardless of right or wrong: »He was surrounded by adventurers, slick opportunists, intriguers (Atlantic). –adj. = opportunistic. (Cf.… …   Useful english dictionary

• por — ag·a·por·nis; ap·por·tion; ap·por·tion·ment; as·por·ta·tion; cel·le·por·i·dae; col·por·tage; col·por·teur; cor·por·i·fy; cryp·to·por·ti·cus; de·por·ta·tion; di·a·por·tha·ce·ae; di·a·por·the; dis·pro·por·tion·a·tion; ex·por·ta·tion;… …   English syllables

• tun — am·a·tun·gu·la; au·tun·ite; bak·tun; chul·tun; co·tun·nite; im·por·tun·er; ka·tun; kha·tun; nep·tun·ism; nep·tun·ist; nep·tun·ite; no·tun·gu·la·ta; op·por·tun·ism; oro·tun·di·ty; pan·tun; pec·tun·cu·late; pe·tun; pe·tun·tse; pic·tun; pukh·tun;… …   English syllables

• ist — ab·so·lut·ist; ab·strac·tion·ist; ab·surd·ist; ac·com·mo·da·tion·ist; ac·tiv·ist; ad·vent·ist; alarm·ist; as·so·ci·a·tion·ist; athe·ist; be·hav·ior·ist; bo·na·part·ist; cal·vin·ist; cap·i·tal·ist; car·tel·ist; cen·tral·ist; chau·vin·ist;… …   English syllables

• Tony Tun Tun — (* 4. März 1977, Carolina, Puerto Rico ), bürgerlicher Name Juan Castro, ist ein puerto ricanischer Merenguemusiker. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Werdegang 2 Diskografie 3 Weblinks …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• opportunist — op·por·tun·ist …   English syllables

• opportunist — op·por·tun·ist (ŏp ər to͞oʹnĭst, tyo͞oʹ ) n. One who takes advantage of any opportunity to achieve an end, often with no regard for principles or consequences.   op por·tunʹism n. * * * …   Universalium

• opportunist — op|por|tun|ist1 [ apər,tunıst, ,apər tunıst ] noun count someone who takes every opportunity to gain an advantage and is willing to behave in an unfair way opportunist op|por|tun|ist 2 [ ,apər tunıst ] adjective looking for and taking an… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• opportunism — op•por•tun•ism [[t]ˌɒp ərˈtu nɪz əm, ˈtyu [/t]] n. the policy or practice, as in politics or business, of adapting actions, decisions, etc., to expediency or effectiveness without regard to principles or consequences • Etymology: 1865–70; < It …   From formal English to slang

• opportunist — op·por·tun·ist .äp ər t(y)ü nəst n an opportunistic microorganism * * * op·por·tu·nist (op″ər tooґnist) an opportunistic organism …   Medical dictionary