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  1. noun A chosen pursuit; a profession or occupation.
  2. noun The general course or progression of one's working life or one's professional achievements: an officer with a distinguished career; a teacher in the midst of a long career.
  3. noun A path or course, as of the sun through the heavens.

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  • My dear friend, Robert Thompson, who died on 20 May at the age of 77, was an international lawyer who throughout his career was a fearless, tireless and unsung fighter for fairness and justice. —  The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
  • But the highlight of his career are his goals for Bafana - four in nine matches since he was first capped in 2007. 5. —  Soccer Blogs - latest posts
  • Her references to her career are always on the light side too; she writes of her laziness, and says that while she appreciates the plaudits regarding her editing, "I also know how little I had to do to earn this reputation beyond routine work and being agreeable to interesting people." —  Culture | guardian.co.uk
  • More information on Harvey and his career are available in a story published on the New York Times Web site at the url below.
  • Speaking of (puke) Imus, his third radio stop in his career was here in Sacramento at KXOA in about 1966. —  CBC Radio 3
 

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  1. French carrière, from Old French, racecourse, from Old Provençal carriera, street, from Medieval Latin (via) carrāria, (road) for carts, feminine of carrārius, from Latin carrus, a Gallic type of wagon; see kers- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Early modern English careere, carreer, carrier, careire, from French carriere, now carrière, road, race-course, course, career, from Old French cariere, a road (= Provencal carriera = Spanish carrera = Portuguese carreira = Italian carriera, career), from carier, transport in a vehicle, carry: see carry.
  2. from career, n.
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/ˈkɑrsər/
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