profiteer
noun
prof·i·teer
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Definition of profiteer
: one who makes what is considered an unreasonable profit especially on the sale of essential goods during times of emergency
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The law was aimed at Airbnb profiteers and leveled the taxation field with hotels, where tourists were already paying occupancy taxes. — Stephanie Ebbert, BostonGlobe.com, "Cape Cod rentals are having an unexpectedly slow summer," 28 July 2019 Palantir, the big data analytics contractor for big government that is currently positioning for IPO, is a uniquely concerning profiteer from the war on immigrants. — David Carroll, Quartz, "China embraces its surveillance state. The US pretends it doesn’t have one," 23 July 2019 Any attempt by pundits or lobbyists to muddy the waters around this proposal is an obvious attempt to co-opt the campaign’s momentum with an eye toward weakening future legislation and protecting the interests of health-industry profiteers. — Tim Higginbotham And Chris Middleman, Vox, "“Medicare-for-all” means something. Don’t let moderates water it down.," 13 July 2018 In Solo, Han falls in with bandits led by Beckett (Woody Harrelson, having a good time), who makes a dangerous living stealing things for black-market profiteers. — Gary Thompson, Philly.com, "'Solo: A Star Wars Story' takes a while to jump to hyperspace," 23 May 2018 The playing field is heavily tilted in favor of the enemies of democracy, the entrenched power structure of profiteers, plunderers and polluters who have shown an utter disdain for the Constitution, the rule of law or the will of the people. — Jamshed Dastur, latimes.com, "This is not who we are as Americans. Or is it?," 5 July 2018 But community residents are enraged, calling the Smiths liars, profiteers, and reckless for bringing the shelter to their town. — Christine Coppa, Good Housekeeping, "A Couple Is Fighting to Build a Refuge for Boys Escaping Sex Trafficking," 29 Jan. 2016 Getting that passed would be better than making millions of Californians think all charters are spawned by evil profiteers. — Jay Mathews, Washington Post, "Maybe these teachers need to take a crash course in truth in advertising," 29 Apr. 2018 What is more, in many cases the war profiteers also have roles within the state. — Tim Eaton, Washington Post, "Networks of profiteers run rampant in Libya. Can they be stopped?," 23 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'profiteer.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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profiteer
noun
prof·i·teer
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Legal Definition of profiteer
: one who makes an unreasonable profit especially on the sale of essential goods during times of emergency (as during wartime)