as in opportunist
one who does things only for his own benefit and with little regard for right and wrong he's a self-seeker who is nice only to people who can do him favors

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Recent Examples of self-seeker Thus the self-seekers and the doctrinaires were drawn together into an alliance to maintain the status quo, and all its abuses and inequalities were made sacrosanct. Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2011
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Noun
  • With the landscape so distorted by the high rollers and opportunists, many displaced by the Palisades fire don’t even stand a chance on the West Side.
    Bridget Read, Curbed, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The higher-than-average incomes of people forced to leave their homes there appear to have tempted opportunists, who see a chance to make money from others' misery.
    CBS News, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • At times, egoists can approach absurdity and drag their countries into outright disaster.
    Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2019
  • McCarthy’s difficulties highlighted the power of hard-right extremists and social-media egoists among the fragile Republican majority in the House.
    Steve Coll, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2023
Noun
  • Along with Dan Campbell, Glenn helped Detroit go from bottom-feeders to Super Bowl contenders.
    Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2025
  • This wasn’t the Toronto Raptors, Washington Wizards, Utah Jazz or other bottom-feeder team the New York Knicks have faced in recent weeks.
    James L. Edwards III, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • As sharks generally share the same core set of olfactory receptors across different species—regardless of their different habitats and lifestyles—the natural deterrent has the potential to work across the majority of shark species.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
  • According to the outlet, a ping means the Smart Position and Temperature Transmitting (SPOT) tag attached to the shark’s dorsal fin remained above water for a brief period as the animal swam, transmitting a near-live location signal to the OCEARCH shark tracker.
    Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025

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“Self-seeker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-seeker. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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