profiteer
a person who seeks or exacts exorbitant profits, especially through the sale of scarce or rationed goods.
to act as a profiteer.
Origin of profiteer
1Other words from profiteer
- an·ti·prof·i·teer·ing, adjective
- non·prof·it·eer·ing, noun
- un·prof·it·eer·ing, adjective
Words Nearby profiteer
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How to use profiteer in a sentence
Many liberals see Musk as a rapacious profiteer whose dealings with government are aimed at maximizing his income and evading responsibility.
The currency reform of December 1947 aimed to take excess cash out of circulation and penalize war profiteers.
The ruble has plummeted. It’s not the first time. | Kristy Ironside | February 28, 2022 | Washington PostHere, we’re also introduced to the first of many faceless profiteers – ruthless but necessary to the journey – who gain from human desperation.
‘Flight,’ an astonishing tale told using diorama and figures | Patrick Folliard | January 12, 2022 | Washington BladePhiladelphia’s local real estate lobby launched a press campaign that sought to distinguish what the industry today calls “mom-and-pop landlords” from the popularly vilified “rent profiteers.”
The Supreme Court ended the eviction ban but not the fight against evictions | Maia Silber | September 9, 2021 | Washington PostIndeed, some of the biggest profiteers from this week’s market action are asset managers like BlackRock, market-makers like Citadel, and the private equity giant Silver Lake.
In their eyes, Rove is more Wizard of Oz than Architect, more profiteer than player.
Republicans Push Back as Rove Aims to Appoint Himself Kingmaker | Lloyd Green | February 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHad he kept the money he will earn from his memoirs, he would surely have been condemned as some kind of war profiteer.
The law of supply and demand, as applied to eggs, together with the local brand of profiteer, was the cause.
Eastern Nights - and Flights | Alan BottThe speculation and graft were colossal, and beyond the most extravagant dreams of the British brand of war profiteer.
Eastern Nights - and Flights | Alan BottIt is not my purpose to dwell upon those disgraceful landlords who profiteer.
The Seven Ages of Man | Ralph BergengrenI nearly asked if he was a little dog-fish—this being the Italian for profiteer, but refrained in time.
Sea and Sardinia | D. H. LawrenceIn the selfishness of the "profiteer," as we now call him, Punch sees a sure provocative of Communism.
Mr. Punch's History of Modern England Vol. II (of IV),--1857-1874 | Charles L. Graves
British Dictionary definitions for profiteer
/ (ˌprɒfɪˈtɪə) /
a person who makes excessive profits, esp by charging exorbitant prices for goods in short supply
(intr) to make excessive profits
Derived forms of profiteer
- profiteering, noun
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