Associations to the word «Profiteer»

Wiktionary

PROFITEER, noun. (pejorative) One who makes an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk.
PROFITEER, verb. To make an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk.

Dictionary definition

PROFITEER, noun. Someone who makes excessive profit (especially on goods in short supply).
PROFITEER, verb. Make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods.

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy