"ambitionist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ambitionists [plural]
Etymology: From ambition + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ambition|ist}} ambition + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} ambitionist (plural ambitionists)
  1. Someone extremely ambitious. Translations (Translations): ambicjant [masculine, obsolete] (Polish), ambitnik [archaic, masculine] (Polish), ambicjoner [masculine] (Polish), ambicjusz [masculine] (Polish)

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