profiteer

== English == === Etymology === From profit + -eer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌpɹɒfɪˈtɪə(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) === Noun === profiteer (plural profiteers) (derogatory) One who makes an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk, a rent-seeker. ==== Hypernyms ==== profiter ==== Derived terms ==== war profiteer ==== Related terms ==== privateer profiteering profit monger racketeer ==== Translations ==== === Verb === profiteer (third-person singular simple present profiteers, present participle profiteering, simple past and past participle profiteered) To make an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk. [since ca. 1915] ==== Translations ====