profiteer

UK: /ˌprɒfɪˈtɪə^r/ US: /ˌprɑfɪˈtɪr/ ,(prof′i tēr′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

prof•it•eer /ˌprɑfɪˈtɪr/   n. [countable]

1. a person who makes too much profit from the sale of scarce goods.

v. [no object]

2. to act as a profiteer.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

prof•it•eer  (prof′i tēr′), n. 

1. a person who seeks or exacts exorbitant profits, esp. through the sale of scarce or rationed goods.

v.i. 

2. to act as a profiteer.

• profit + -eer 1910–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

profiteer / ˌprɒfɪˈtɪə/ noun

1. a person who makes excessive profits, esp by charging exorbitant prices for goods in short supply

verb

1. (intransitive) to make excessive profits