Akademik

career
1. noun
a) Ones calling in life; a persons occupation; ones profession.

It may be admitted that Democracy, in all meanings of the word, is in full career; irresistible by any Ritter Kauderwalsch or other Son of Adam, as times go.

b) An individual’s work and life roles over their lifespan.

These knights, therefore, their aim being thus eluded, rushed from opposite sides betwixt the object of their attack and the Templar, almost running their horses against each other ere they could stop their career.

See Also: careerism, careerist
2. verb
To move rapidly straight ahead, especially in an uncontrolled way

The car careered across the road and went through a hedge.

Syn: careen

Wikipedia foundation.