Career

Full Definition of career (Entry 1 of 2) 1 : a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling a career in medicine —often used before another noun a career diplomat 2 : a field for or pursuit of consecutive progressive achievement especially in public, professional, or business life Washington's career as a soldier

Kids Definition of career 1 : a period of time spent in a job or profession She had a long career in medicine. 2 : a job followed as a life's work He made teaching his career.

(In case you're wondering, "career" is not related to "careen," which also means "to move at high speed"; "careen" has nautical origins, tracing to the Latin word for "hull.") Examples of career in a Sentence. Noun She hopes to pursue a career in medicine. My career as a waitress lasted one day.