According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.
OPPORTUNIST
opportunist, opportunistic, timeserving
(adjective) taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit
opportunist, self-seeker
(noun) a person who places expediency above principle
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
opportunist (plural opportunists)
Someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance their own situation, placing expediency above principle.
Synonyms
• chancer
Source: Wiktionary
Op`por*tun"ist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. opportuniste.]
Definition: One who advocates or practices opportunism. [Recent]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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OBLIGATE
(adjective) restricted to a particular condition of life; “an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen”
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