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profiteer

noun
/ˌpɹɒfɪˈtɪə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From profit + -eer.

  1. derived from prōfectus
  2. derived from profit
  3. inherited from profit
  4. suffixed as profiteer — “profit + eer”

Definitions

  1. One who makes an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk, a rent-seeker.

  2. To make an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA