career/ kəˈrɪər /
noun
an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one’s lifework:
He sought a career as a lawyer.
a person’s progress or general course of action through life or through a phase of life, as in some profession or undertaking:
His career as a soldier ended with the armistice.
success in a profession, occupation, etc.
a course, especially a swift one.
verb (used without object)
to run or move rapidly along; go at full speed.
adjective
having or following a career; professional:
a career diplomat.