profiteer
noun
a person who seeks or exacts exorbitant profits, especially through the sale of scarce or rationed goods.
had profiteered
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past perfectof profiteer.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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There had been a significant financial cost to replace the stolen items while colleagues felt "let down" as Todhunter had "profiteered" while they struggled with a lack of PPE equipment during the coronavirus pandemic.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2021
Ironically, among the first "criminals" rounded up in the captured provinces were some South Vietnamese soldiers who had profiteered by selling U.S. military equipment to the Viet Cong.
From Time Magazine Archive
Finally, during the Crusades, the Italian cities had become the point of embarkation for the Crusaders and had profiteered to an almost unbelievable extent.
From The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem Van Loon
