n.
Pronunciation: k ə - ' rir
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French carriere, from Old Occitan carriera street, from Medieval Latin carraria road for vehicles, from Latin carrus car
Date: circa 1534
1 a : speed in a course <ran at full career > b : COURSE , PASSAGE
2 : ENCOUNTER , CHARGE
3 : a field for or pursuit of consecutive progressive achievement especially in public, professional, or business life <Washington's career as a soldier>
4 : a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling <a career in medicine> <a career diplomat>