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Adjective: opportunist  `ópur't(y)oonist
  1. Taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit
    - opportunistic, timeserving
Noun: opportunist  `ópur't(y)oonist
  1. A person who places expediency above principle
    - self-seeker, chancer [Brit]

Derived forms: opportunists

See also: expedient, opportunism

Type of: selfish person

Encyclopedia: Opportunist