self-seeker
One pursuing advantage
A self-seeker is someone who pursues their own interests and advancement above all else, often at the expense of others.
The term carries strong disapproval—it implies not just ambition but a willingness to disregard ethics or relationships to get ahead: The committee was full of self-seekers angling for promotion.
Self-obsessed person
- me-firstPrioritizing personal advantage
- egotisticalExcessively self-centered
- vainExcessively proud or futile
- conceitedExcessively proud of oneself
arrogant · smug · entitled · grandiose · solipsistic · pompous · haughty · superior
Crafty, deceitful planner
- conniverOne who schemes secretly
- operatorOne who works machinery
- userOne who operates something
- exploiterOne who uses unfairly
cunning · devious · calculating · underhanded · Machiavellian · two-faced · disingenuous · insincere
Advancement-obsessed professional
- climberOne who scales
- striverOne who works diligently
- go-getterAmbitious, driven person
- advancementForward movement or promotion
opportunist · ladder-climbing · power-hungry · driven · pushy · cutthroat · competitive · ruthless
Desiring material gain
- graspingGreedy for wealth
- materialisticPrioritizing physical wealth
- covetousEagerly wanting others' possessions
- avariciousExcessively desirous of wealth
hoarding · mercenary · money-grubbing · rapacious · grabby · possessive · insatiable · gluttonous
narcissist
Self-obsessed person
- me-firstPrioritizing personal advantage
- egotisticalExcessively self-centered
- vainExcessively proud or futile
conceited · arrogant · smug · entitled · grandiose · solipsistic · pompous · haughty · superior · individualist
schemer
Crafty, deceitful planner
exploiter · cunning · devious · calculating · underhanded · Machiavellian · two-faced · disingenuous · insincere · crafty
careerist
Advancement-obsessed professional
advancement · opportunist · ladder-climbing · power-hungry · driven · pushy · cutthroat · competitive · ruthless · single-minded
acquisitive
Desiring material gain
- graspingGreedy for wealth
- materialisticPrioritizing physical wealth
- covetousEagerly wanting others' possessions
avaricious · hoarding · mercenary · money-grubbing · rapacious · grabby · possessive · insatiable · gluttonous · gold-digger
self-seekeraltruist
Selfless benefactor of others
philanthropist · humanitarian · self-sacrificer · Mother Teresa · do-gooder
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