Definition of "careerist" in English

noun

1. (derogatory) A person who pursues the advancement of their career at the expense of other values.

   • A careerist is a square-filler, a time-server. His talents and imagination have been circumscribed to perform managerial duties.
   • You’ve got a lot of elite careerist women in the officer corps who have a certain set of desires usually related to their career.

2. A person who takes a job, especially in the military, for a long time rather than temporarily.

adjective

1. Of or pertaining to such a person or way of life