opportunist
ਮੌਕਾਪ੍ਰਸਤ
definition
noun
most burglaries are committed by casual opportunists
a person who exploits circumstances to gain immediate advantage rather than being guided by consistent principles or plans.
adjective
the calculating and opportunist politician
opportunistic.
example
Police want to boost the numbers of residents participating in the scheme which is proven to cut crime and acts as a deterrent to 'opportunist' thieves and intruders.
There's not going to be an officer on every street corner at all times of day and night just waiting for that 'opportunist' criminal.
Such information was priceless for 'opportunist' burglars, he added.
The existing rules are so opaque it is difficult to avoid the impression they were drawn up in a spirit of 'opportunist' ambiguity.
What all these 'opportunist' groups oppose, above all, is any independent role for the working class.
A simple device is being promoted to deter 'opportunist' thieves.
That loophole has been exploited by 'opportunist' operators who produce watered-down spirits and market them as the real thing.
These are men and women who work not off of political ideals or even insight, but rather are driven by careerist ambition and 'opportunist' fear.
And the middle-management drones who man these media outlets stations seem to be in awe of this 'opportunist' trash-talker.
This flows organically from their 'opportunist' politics.
Opportunism played an important part in my acquisition of data, in the same way that the subjects of study made their money from 'opportunist' ventures.
Nigel Corrigan, if only for that 'opportunist' goal, will recall this final with pride.
‘I think they were 'opportunist' thieves and happened to be in the area,’ she added.
Customers visiting supermarkets in the town have been hit by 'opportunist' criminals at both Somerfield and Waitrose in the High Street.
Wife beating is not endorsed, although some 'opportunist' clerics interpret that it is permissible.
They are the most glaringly 'opportunist' bunch of hypocrites in politics.
Careless motorists whose vehicles are ‘shop windows’ for 'opportunist' thieves have left a York beat officer at the end of his tether.
Nor is it all the fault of racist or 'opportunist' politicians - but they hardly help.
To detail all the political twists and turns of this thoroughly 'opportunist' outfit would require a small book.
I wonder what 'opportunist' bandwagon he is planning to join this week?
Contrary to popular opinion, these crimes are not committed by 'opportunists' who see an expensive car and take a chance.
The 'opportunists' know exactly what matters and it is always money or power.
Some of their accusers may have been louts or 'opportunists' .
As we noted here, 'opportunists' will always arise to exploit an exploitable situation.
Close scrutiny revealed that some 'opportunists' had collected the used bottles and filled them with ordinary water to sell them at premium rates.
There are 'opportunists' who think of Diwali as a way to make a buck and sell it as a colorful commodity on the market.
For them it was nothing more than pure political 'opportunism' .
They would keep 'opportunists' like him at several arms length.
I've seen people react to the 'opportunists' with even more idiocy.
It hopes to cash in on a difficult situation - but its display of grisly 'opportunism' appears only to have annoyed local residents.
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