PROFITEER


Meaning of PROFITEER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌprä-fə-ˈtir ]

noun

Date: 1912

: one who makes what is considered an unreasonable profit especially on the sale of essential goods during times of emergency

• profiteer intransitive verb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.