opportunist

Definition

  • noun: someone who tries to get an advantage or something valuable from a situation without thinking about what is fair or right
  • noun: one that is 'opportunistic' or that practices 'opportunism'
  • synonyms: expedient, timeserver

Examples

  • a political 'opportunist' who changed his health-care plan to win the election

  • an 'opportunistic' merger/investment/politician

  • Most burglars are 'opportunists'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Your husband, our king, has taken of our finest to slaughter. He's broken our laws and left without the council's consent. - I'm simply a realist. - You're an opportunist. You're as foolish as Leonidas if you think men don't have a price in this world. All men are not created equal. (..)
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