profiteer
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ɪˈtɪər noun
1.
a person who seeks or exacts exorbitant profits, especially through the sale of scarce or rationed goods.
verb (used without object)
2.
to act as a profiteer.
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profiteer (ˌprɒfɪˈtɪə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person who makes excessive profits, esp by charging exorbitant prices for goods in short supply |
| —vb | |
| 2. | (intr) to make excessive profits |
| profi'teering | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
The chief point of interest in this production is the profiteer, his greed and vulgarity.
His critics call him a profiteer of the foreclosure crisis.
In the first place, it discredits the state, represented in the popular mind by a grasping private profiteer.
He is a profiteer, raking in millions and providing the gateway to people's information.
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