Simple meaning
What does Career mean?
A career is the main type of job a person does for many years.
Dictionary definition
A long-term kind of work someone learns and grows in over time.
Example sentences
Career in a sentence
easy
Career day helps students learn about different jobs.
medium
Her career in design started with drawing posters.
hard
He chose a career that lets him solve problems and help people.
Synonyms
Words like Career
professionOften used for a skilled type of work.
occupationA formal word for someone's main job.
Antonyms
Opposite words
hobbyA hobby is for fun, not usually for pay.
free timeThis means time away from work.
Word family
Career word family
Base word
career
noun
careers
More than one long-term work path.
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Practice 1
What does career mean?
A career is work someone builds over time.
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