profiteernoun [ C ]
uk/ˌprɒf.ɪˈtɪər/us/ˌprɑː.fəˈtɪr/disapprovinga person who takes advantage of a situation in which other people are suffering to make a profit, often by selling goods that are difficult to get at a high price:
a war profiteer
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Dishonest people
- bullshit
- charmer
- cheat
- cheater
- deceive
- fibber
- hoax
- hustler
- hypocrite
- knave
- liar
- perjure
- ringer
- scammer
- scheme
- trickster
- wheeler-dealer
profiteering
noun [ U ] uk/ˌprɒf.ɪˈtɪə.rɪŋ/us/ˌprɑː.fəˈtɪr.ɪŋ/
The pharmaceutical company has been charged with profiteering from the AIDS crisis.