Profiteer

Meaning

Noun

⚠️

One who makes an

not

by cost or risk, a rent-seeker.

Verb

●

To make an

not

by cost or risk.

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Origin

profiteer

English

-eer

English

-ier

Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)

profit

English

profit

Middle English (1100-1500)

profit

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

profectus

Latin

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Related

⚠️ Related words may be derogatory

Rhymes

Science-Fictioneer

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