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op‧por‧tun‧ist
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[countable]1 someone who uses every opportunity to gain power, money, or unfair advantages - used to show disapproval : 
Voters dislike opportunists - politicians who change their policies according to opinion polls.
Voters dislike opportunists - politicians who change their policies according to opinion polls.2 someone who commits a crime because they have a chance to, and not because they planned to : Most burglars are opportunists. an opportunist crime
Most burglars are opportunists.an opportunist crime —opportunist adjective: the opportunist policies of wartime leaders
the opportunist policies of wartime leaders —opportunistic
adjective: opportunistic thefts from cars
adjective: opportunistic thefts from cars
