career man
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3.8
- noun
:
hombre profesional
- He was a decorated soldier, a career man forced to retire disabled because of his hands.
Examples
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As a dedicated career man, he always put his job before his personal life.
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Both are Army career men with a morning off to pursue their hobbies.
Fiction book (1996) -
A career man in the best sense.
Academic text (2011) -
Response by a career man, male, 36-45.
Blog text (32) -
Or is it a case that he is still too young to get any benefits since he wasn't a career man?
Blog text (23) -
If you're a career man or woman, the people at work, who do you have in your work circle?
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The perception of near-infinity was sudden, and it had hit the career man hard.
Fiction book (1999) -
I'm a career man.
Fiction book (1996) -
Many career men prioritize professional growth over starting a family.
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After years of hard work, he became a respected career man in the finance industry.
Synonyms
3
6.3
A person who tries to get ahead at work even if not honest or fair
How Career-Focused
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'career' (one's job/professional life) modifies 'man' to indicate a man primarily oriented toward his career. This noun+noun attributional pattern is common in English and other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer the intended sense.
Etymology
Career man comes from the older idea of career as a 'race' or 'life path', so picture a man who spends his life running on a work track. That's why career man means a man whose life is mainly his 'job'.