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profiteer
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun profiteer has 1 sense
- profiteer(n = noun.person) Array - someone who makes excessive profit (especially on goods in short supply); Array is a kind of capitalist
Derived forms noun profit1, verb profiteer1
Verb profiteer has 1 sense
- profiteer(v = verb.possession) Array - make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods; Array is one way to benefit, gain, profit
Derived form noun profiteer1
Sample sentence:
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
profiteer, v. & n.
--v.intr. make or seek to make excessive profits, esp. illegally or in black market conditions.
--n. a person who profiteers.
--v.intr. make or seek to make excessive profits, esp. illegally or in black market conditions.
--n. a person who profiteers.
THESAURUS
profiteer
blackmailer, bleed, bleed white, bloodsucker, clip, exploit, exploiter, extort, extortionist, fleece, gouge, harpy, hold up, leech, milk, overcharge, overprice, overtax, predator, racketeer, raptor, screw, shakedown artist, shark, skin, soak, stick, sting, surcharge, swindle, vampire, victimize, vulture
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