Definitions
Person's working life or chosen profession.
Word origin
Mid 16th century, from French carrière (“road; racecourse”), from Italian carriera, from Old Occitan carreira, from Late Latin carrāria based on Latin carrus (“wheeled vehicle”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós, from *ḱers- (“to run”); alternatively, from Middle French carriere, from Old Occitan.
Used in a sentence
“When they’ve tortured and scared you for twenty-odd years, / Then they expect you to pick a career”
“Washington’s career as a soldier”
“This scandal could ruin his career.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Working life”6 letters
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