tigpanghigayon : Binisaya - Cebuano to English Dictionary and Thesaurus.

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Word:

Word - rootword - affixes
tigpanghigayon - higayon - tigpang-~
tig.pang.hi.ga.yun. - 5 syllables

tigpang- = tigpanghigayon
tigpanghigayon

tigpanghigayon :	opportunist (n.)
higayon [hi.ga.yun.] :	occasion (n.)
gayon [gá.yun.] :	get the chance to do something (v.)

Derivatives of higayon

Glosses:

opportunist
n. (person)	1. opportunist, self-seeker	a person who places expediency above principle.
	~ backscratcher	someone who is willing to trade favors or services for mutual advantage.
	~ bottom feeder	an opportunist who profits from the misfortunes of others.
	~ carpetbagger	an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously.; "after the Civil War the carpetbaggers from the north tried to take over the south"
	~ wheeler dealer, hustler, operator	a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties.
	~ selfish person	a person who is unusually selfish.
	~ timeserver	one who conforms to current ways and opinions for personal advantage.
adj.	2. opportunist, opportunistic, timeserving	taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit.
	~ expedient	serving to promote your interest.; "was merciful only when mercy was expedient"