profiteer
IPA: prɑfʌtˈɪr
noun
- (derogatory) One who makes an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk, a rent-seeker.
verb
- To make an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk.
Advertisement
Examples of "profiteer" in Sentences
- Most communist dictators are profiteers.
- He is a drinker, a womaniser and a profiteer.