career

/kəˈɹɪə/noun

The type of work a person does through their life, especially a profession followed seriously over many years.

Example sentences

“She built a successful career as an architect.”
“After ten years in banking, he switched careers and became a teacher.”

Watch the unrelated verb: a car that 'careers down a hill' moves fast and out of control. Americans often say 'careen' for that.

Synonyms for career

profession
vocation

Related words

interviewAn official face-to-face meeting held to judge whether a candidate or applicant is suitable.employeeSomeone who works for a company or a person in exchange for pay.resumeA document listing your education, work history, and skills, given to employers when applying for a job.scheduleA plan showing what will happen and when, often laid out as a list or table of times.promotionThe act of spreading information about something to make it more popular or well known.emailA way of sending written messages and files between computers over a network, especially the internet.