opportunist

From French opportuniste, equivalent to opportune +‎ -ist.

• IPA^(key): /ˌɒpə(ɹ)ˈtjuːnɪst/

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opportunist (plural opportunists)

1. Someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance their own situation, placing expediency above principle.
   • 2011 November 12, “International friendly: England 1-0 Spain”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     James Milner's angled free-kick was headed on to the post by the tireless Bent and Lampard the opportunist was perfectly placed to stoop and head in from virtually on the goal-line.

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• “opportunist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “opportunist”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.