profiteer
UK/.prɒfi'tiә/US
GREB2
Definitions
n.
A person who makes excessive or unfair profit, especially from others' hardship.
牟取暴利者，奸商
v.
To make excessive or unfair profit.
牟取暴利
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedprofitgain, benefit, advantage
+
-eerone who receives the action
=profiteer
profit + -eer (agent) = 'one who profits.' But like racketeer, the -eer ending carries a shady tone, so a profiteer specifically makes unfair or excessive gains, typically off others' suffering — a war profiteer.
Common Collocations
- 1.war profiteer战争奸商
- 2.profiteer from a crisis趁危机牟利
- 3.black-market profiteer黑市投机商
- 4.accused profiteer被指控的奸商
Example Sentences
- 1.
He was branded a war profiteer for selling overpriced supplies.
- 2.
Some companies tried to profiteer from the medicine shortage.
- 3.
Black-market profiteers thrived during the blockade.