Associations to the word «Opportunist»

Wiktionary

OPPORTUNIST, noun. Someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance his own situation, placing expediency above principle.

Dictionary definition

OPPORTUNIST, noun. A person who places expediency above principle.
OPPORTUNIST, adjective. Taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit.

Wise words

There is no sickness worse for me than words that to be kind must lie.
Aeschylus