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Meanings of opportunist in English

Portuguese
oportunista
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oportunista

A person who places expediency above principle.

        oportunista

        Taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit.

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              Usage of opportunist in English
              1
              He has been an opportunist rather than a dealer in general ideas.
              The Frontier in American History
              2
              Nine minutes into the second half Fortune pounced for an opportunist score.
              The Irish Times
              3
              It was needless, opportunist theft and violence -nothing more, nothing less.
              The Guardian
              4
              Brilliant opportunist and decisive decision-maker, he realised his value and quickly consolidated.
              The Guardian
              5
              In politics an opportunist, opposing and supporting Catholic Emancipation and Free Trade.
              The Felon's Track / History Of The Attempted Outbreak In Ireland...
              6
              He was regarded in equal measure as a visionary and ruthless opportunist.
              The Guardian
              7
              I used to be an optimist... now I suppose I'm an opportunist.
              Swan Song
              8
              This is how she works, more flair than forensic, a committed opportunist.
              The Guardian
              9
              At best you might lose a little cash to an opportunist pickpocket.
              The Irish Times
              10
              He was an opportunist, riding the wave which would carry him farthest.
              A Poor Wise Man
              11
              He is the last man on earth to be called an opportunist.
              Painted Windows / Studies in Religious Personality
              12
              It was apocalyptic weather that did for the quartet of opportunist escapees.
              The Guardian
              13
              If the Dr. weren't a Reverend, one might deem him an opportunist.
              The new yorker
              14
              He was an opportunist, and now, he fondly imagined, was his opportunity.
              Mistress Wilding
              15
              I am energetic, entertaining, an opportunist, a eudaimonist, and a baseball fan.
              White Ashes
              16
              Berger's Old Age Pension bill was a glaring exhibit of opportunist incapacity.
              The Red Conspiracy
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              Translations for opportunist
              Portuguese
              oportunista
              Opportunist through the time
              Opportunist across language varieties
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