Carer vs. Career — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Carer and Career
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Carer
Someone who regularly looks after another person, either as a job or often through family responsibilities.
Have you thought of a job as a carer for disabled people?
He retired early to be a full-time carer for his wife / husband.
Career
The career is an individual's metaphorical "journey" through learning, work and other aspects of life. There are a number of ways to define career and the term is used in a variety of ways.
Career
An occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person's life and with opportunities for progress
He seemed destined for a career as an engineer like his father
Career
Move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way
The coach careered across the road and went through a hedge
Career
A chosen pursuit; a profession or occupation.
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Career
The general course or progression of one's working life or one's professional achievements
An officer with a distinguished career.
A teacher in the midst of a long career.
Career
A path or course, as of the sun through the heavens.
Career
Speed
"My hasting days fly on with full career" (John Milton).
Career
Doing what one does as a permanent occupation or lifework
Career diplomats.
A career criminal.
Career
To move forward at high speed, often with minimal control
"that lordly car ... How smoothly it ran. In what style they had come careering along the country roads!" (James Joyce).
Career
One's calling in life; a person's occupation; one's profession.
Career
General course of action or conduct in life, or in a particular part of it.
Washington's career as a soldier
Career
(archaic) Speed.
Career
A jouster's path during a joust.
Career
(obsolete) A short gallop of a horse.
Career
(falconry) The flight of a hawk.
Career
(obsolete) A racecourse; the ground run over.
Career
To move rapidly straight ahead, especially in an uncontrolled way.
The car careered down the road, missed the curve, and went through a hedge.
Career
Synonym of serial
A career criminal
Career
A race course: the ground run over.
To go back again the same career.
Career
A running; full speed; a rapid course.
When a horse is running in his full career.
Career
General course of action or conduct in life, or in a particular part or calling in life, or in some special undertaking; usually applied to course or conduct which is of a public character; as, Washington's career as a soldier.
An impartial view of his whole career.
Career
The flight of a hawk.
Career
To move or run rapidly.
Careering gayly over the curling waves.
Career
The particular occupation for which you are trained
Career
The general progression of your working or professional life;
The general had had a distinguished career
He had a long career in the law
Career
Move headlong at high speed;
The cars careered down the road
The mob careered through the streets
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