Definition of glory vulture

glory vulture

noun

• a person attaches themselves to high profile task or project in order to enhance their own career.
  • See more words with the same meaning: business (related to).

  Last edited on May 04 2011. Submitted by Jack Fretwell from London, Greater London, UK on Apr 08 2008.

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Other terms relating to 'business (related to)':
brand ambassador	Definitions include: in marketing, a satisfied customer who tells others about his positive experience with products of a particular brand name.
Salvy	Definitions include: The Salvation Army.
fine print, the	Definitions include: the contract involved in an agreement.
marketroid	Definitions include: pejorative term for a person involved in marketing.
inside the box	Definitions include: conventionally.
exec	Definitions include: "executive."
EOD	Definitions include: acronym for "End of Day."
powwow	Definitions include: a meeting.
dot-com	Definitions include: "very".
SOHO	Definitions include: acronym for "small office / home office".
seed money	Definitions include: money used to start a business.
ic	Definitions include: "I see".
rat race	Definitions include: the busy, hectic modern urban lifestyle.
rest and vest	Definitions include: at a place of employment, to do little work while waiting for one's stock options to vest.
troops	Definitions include: workers.
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Other terms relating to 'glory':
f*ck for Ol' Glory	Definitions include: to have sex with someone who has an attractive body but an unattractive face.
glory hole	Definitions include: a hole in a wall accessible from both sides (especially the divider between bathroom stalls) used for anonymous sex.
glory hole attendant	Definitions include: someone who eagerly performs fellatio on anonymous males.
Other terms relating to 'vulture':
culture vulture	Definitions include: a person excessively interested in culture.
vulture	Definitions include: to take advantage of someone while they're in a severely altered state, especially heavily under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol.
vulture capitalist	Definitions include: pejorative alteration of "venture capitalist".

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