n.

One who takes advantage of any opportunity to achieve an end, often with no regard for principles or consequences.

opportunism op'por·tun'ism n.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a person who places expediency above principle
  Synonym: self-seeker

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The adjective opportunist has one meaning:

Meaning #1: taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit
  Synonyms: opportunistic, timeserving

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - opportunist
adj. - opportunistisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
opportunist(isch)

Français (French)
n. - opportuniste
adj. - opportuniste

Deutsch (German)
n. - Opportunist
adj. - opportunistisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καιροσκόπος, οπορτουνιστής
adj. - καιροσκοπικός, οπορτουνιστικός

Italiano (Italian)
opportunista, opportunistico

Português (Portuguese)
n. - oportunista (f)

Русский (Russian)
приспособленец, приспособленческий

Español (Spanish)
n. - oportunista
adj. - oportunista

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - opportunist
adj. - opportunistisk

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
机会主义者, 投机取巧者, 社会主义的, 具有社会主义者特征的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 機會主義者, 投機取巧者
adj. - 社會主義的, 具有社會主義者特徵的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 기회주의자
adj. - 기회주의적인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 日和見主義者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شخص ينتهز الفرص (صفه) انتهازي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סתגלן, אופורטוניסט‬
adj. - ‮חסר-עקרונות קבועים‬

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