CAREERISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does careerism mean? 

• CAREERISM (noun)
  The noun CAREERISM has 1 sense:

1. the practice of advancing your career at the expense of your personal integrity

  Familiarity information: CAREERISM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CAREERISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The practice of advancing your career at the expense of your personal integrity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("careerism" is a kind of...):

pattern; practice (a customary way of operation or behavior)

Derivation:

careerist (a professional who is intent on furthering his or her career by any possible means and often at the expense of their own integrity)