profiteer

English

Etymology

From profit +‎ -eer

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Noun

profiteer (plural profiteers)

1. (pejorative) One who makes an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk.

Related terms

• profiteering
• profit monger

Translations

Verb

profiteer (third-person singular simple present profiteers, present participle profiteering, simple past and past participle profiteered)

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