profiteer
/ˌprɑfɪˈtɪr/
noun
- A person who makes an unfair or excessive profit, especially during a time of crisis or shortage.
- People accused the landlord of being a profiteer when he doubled the rent.
- The government passed laws to stop profiteers from taking advantage of the disaster.
- During the war, some profiteers sold food at very high prices.
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verb
- To make an unfair or excessive profit, especially by taking advantage of a crisis or shortage.
- Some companies profiteered by selling masks at ten times the normal price.
- The store was fined for profiteering during the emergency.
- He was accused of profiteering from the housing shortage.