Profiteer

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  profiteer \profiteer\ n.
     One who makes an excessive and unconscionable profit by
     exploiting scarcity or a monopoly position.
     [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  profiteer \profiteer\ v. i.
     To make an excessive profit, as on the sale of difficult to
     obtain goods; to act as a profiteer.
     [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  profiteer
       n : someone who makes excessive profit (especially on goods in
           short supply)
       v : make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to
           obtain goods

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  33 Moby Thesaurus words for "profiteer":
     blackmailer, bleed, bleed white, bloodsucker, clip, exploit,
     exploiter, extort, extortionist, fleece, gouge, harpy, hold up,
     leech, milk, overcharge, overprice, overtax, predator, racketeer,
     raptor, screw, shakedown artist, shark, skin, soak, stick, sting,
     surcharge, swindle, vampire, victimize, vulture