English noun: profiteer | |||
1. | profiteer (person) someone who makes excessive profit (especially on goods in short supply) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | capitalist | ||
English verb: profiteer | |||
1. | profiteer (possession) make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | benefit, gain, profit | ||