career Definition

career
noun

1. One's professional life; one's progress in one's job.
2. A job, occupation or profession.

Thesaurus: employment, occupation, calling, vocation, job, livelihood, pursuit, path.
3. One's progress through life generally.
4. A swift or headlong course.

verb

intr
careered, careering
1. To rush in an uncontrolled or headlong way.

Etymology: 16c: from French carrière racecourse, from Latin carriara carriage road, from carrus wagon.