Career
/kəˈrɪər/noun
A person's course of employment or professional life.
Did you know?English career comes through French from a word for a racing track or course, ultimately tied to Latin carrus, a vehicle word that also gave us carriage and carry.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
carrus
“A wheeled vehicle or wagon”
Late Latin
Latin
carraria
“A road for carts; a cart-way”
Old French
Old French
carriere
“A racing course; a track for horses or chariots”
16th Century
English
career
“A swift course, a run, or a race”
19th Century
English
career
“A person's course of professional life”