opportunist op‧por‧tun‧ist [ˌɒpəˈtjuːnst ǁ ˌɑːpərˈtuː-] noun [countable]
a person or organization that is willing to use every chance to gain an advantage or make money:
• These companies represent a growing band of economic opportunists - they move with lightning speed whenever an opportunity opens.
— opportunistic adjective :
• We're a very opportunistic company, continually looking to strengthen ourselves strategically in individual market segments.
— opportunistically adverb :
• We're learning how to sell much more opportunistically.
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opportunist UK US /ˌɒpəˈtjuːnɪst/ US /ˌɒpərˈtuːnɪst/ noun [C] DISAPPROVING
► someone who tries to get power or an advantage in every situation: »
He was portrayed as a ruthless opportunist.
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opportunist UK US /ˌɒpəˈtjuːnɪst/ US /ˌɒpərˈtuːnɪst/ adjective (also opportunistic) DISAPPROVING
► using a situation to get power or an advantage: »
The airline is concerned about the possibility of opportunistic strikes by staff.
Financial and business terms. 2012.