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profiteer

noun

Meaning

  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.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

speculator(English)rip-off merchant(English)leech(English)leasemonger(English)vulture(English)scrounger(English)user(English)wealthmonger(English)wealth(English)attention(English)ship(English)himself(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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