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noun [countable] American English pronunciation: career

/kəˈrɪr/

singular	career
plural	careers

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a job or series of related jobs that you do, especially a profession that you spend a lot of your working life in
Choosing a career can be a very difficult decision.
the problems of combining a career and a family
career in:
a career in computer science
career as:
He has just started out on a career as a photographer.
academic/political/managerial etc. career:
Rosen had decided on an academic career.
pursue/embark on/follow a career:
Only 20 percent of the students intend to pursue careers as engineers in industry.
make a career out of something:
young graduates looking to make a career out of teaching
end/ruin someone's career:
the financial scandal that ruined her career
a distinguished/successful/glittering career:
He subsequently enjoyed a distinguished career in the diplomatic service.
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1. a.
  the time when a sports player, entertainer, or artist is active or working
  the biggest fight of his career
  She played more than 800 games in a career spanning 20 years.
  someone's playing/acting career:
  the injury that ended his playing career
  launch a/your etc. career:
  The 25-year-old actress is now launching her career over here.
  the peak/height of someone's career:
  In 1999 Mackay was at the peak of her show business career.
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2. b.
  [only before noun] connected with someone's career
  a good career choice
  He felt like a career change and went into teaching.
  a job with excellent career prospects
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Collocations: career
Collocations
career
▪ brilliant, checkered, distinguished, glittering, promising, successful, varied

phrases

a good/smart/clever career move
an action or change of job that helps you to be successful in your career
Insulting the boss's daughter was not a good career move.
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make a career out of (doing) something
to do something regularly, often something wrong or silly, so that you get a reputation for it
My brother seems to be making a career out of upsetting people.
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