profiteer
verbEtymology From profit + -eer.
1
To make an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk.
profiteer
noun/ˌpɹɒfɪˈtɪə(ɹ)/
Etymology From profit + -eer.
1
Derogatory One who makes an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk, a rent-seeker.
- Derived terms
- war profiteer
- Related terms
- privateer, profiteering, profit monger, racketeer
- Hypernyms
- profiter