gouger
/ˈɡaʊdʒər/
noun
- A person who charges too much money for something, especially in a dishonest way.
- The ticket gouger sold seats for three times their normal price.
- During the storm, some gougers raised the price of bottled water to $10 a case.
- The newspaper exposed the gouger who overcharged elderly customers for home repairs.
- A tool used for cutting or scooping out material, such as a chisel with a curved blade.
- He reached for his gouger to shape the curved edge of the sculpture.
- A sharp gouger makes it easy to carve details in soft wood.
- The woodcarver used a gouger to hollow out the bowl.