What is the meaning of career?

noun

  • The particular occupation for which you are trained.
  • The general progression of your working or professional life.
    • usage: "the general had had a distinguished career"; "he had a long career in the law"

verb

  • Move headlong at high speed.
    • usage: "The cars careered down the road"; "The mob careered through the streets"
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