black-marketeer
Americanverb (used without object)
Other Word Forms
- black marketeer noun
- black marketer noun
Etymology
Origin of black-marketeer
First recorded in 1940–45; black market + -eer
Example Sentences
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The most compelling character in the novel is the black-marketeer, Maurice Blanchard.
From The Guardian • May 25, 2012
There is Jack Wilcox, an American black-marketeer, who turns Dyar into an accomplice in his currency deals.
From Time Magazine Archive
A U.S. black-marketeer, when arrested by the Italian police, claims in his defense: "I was a member of the resistance group against that democrat, Roosevelt."
From Time Magazine Archive
To punish merchants who went on selling their wares after a fair had officially closed, Edward's Parliament passed a law under which anyone who successfully sued a black-marketeer could collect part of the culprit's fine.
From Time Magazine Archive
A pimp, a Falangist and a black-marketeer, he keeps the family alive even as they insult him for his crimes and venalities.
From Time Magazine Archive
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