[noun] [C]A careerist is someone who thinks that their career is more important than anything else, and who will do anything, even something unfair, to be successful in it.Return to work before your baby has started to walk and you risk being seen as a ruthless careerist.It was difficult not to feel intimidated by his high-earning, careerist sisters.
CAREERIST
Meaning of CAREERIST in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012