profiteer
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profiteer
- /ˌpɹɒfɪˈtɪə(ɹ)/
Rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)
noun profiteers
- One who makes an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk, a rent-seeker.
verb profiteers · profiteering · profiteered
- To make an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk.
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noun one who makes an unreasonable profit not justified by their corresponding assumption of risk
| Español | especulador, especuladora, lucrante inescrupuloso |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 모리배 moribae |
| 中文 | 奸商 jiānshāng |
| Português | usureiro |
| Français | profiteur, profiteuse |
| Deutsch | Profitmacher, Profiteur |
| Italiano | profittatore |
| Русский | спекуля́нт spekuljánt, спекуля́нтка spekuljántka, торга́ш torgáš, бары́га barýga, бары́шник barýšnik, переку́пщик perekúpščik |
| العربية | إسْتِغْلَالِيّ ʔistiḡlāliyy, اِنْتِهَازِيّ intihāziyy |
verb to make an unreasonable profit
| Русский | наживаться naživatʹsja |
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@misc{profiteer_2026,
title = {profiteer},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/profiteer},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
