Profiteer

Noun CEFR B2

ˌpɹɒfɪˈtɪə(ɹ)

Definitions

One who makes an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk, a rent-seeker.

Equivalents

Españolespeculador especuladora lucrante inescrupuloso

Françaisprofiteur profiteuse

DeutschGewinnler Profiteur ProfitmacherSchieber

17 more languages

العربيةإستغلالي الإستغلالي اِنْتِهازِيّمحتكر

Bosanskiprofiter šiber крамарпрофитер шибер

Češtinakšeftař šmelinář vydřiduch

Ελληνικάαισχροκερδής

Suomikiskuri rahastaa

Hrvatskiprofiter šiber крамарпрофитер шибер

Italianoprofittatore

한국어모리배

Latinalucripeta

Nederlandsprofiteur

Polskigeszefciarz paskarz

Portuguêsusureiro

Русскийбарыга барышник наживатьсяперекупщик спекулянт спекуля́нтка торгаш

Српскиprofiter šiber крамарпрофитер шибер

Svenskaprofitör

Türkçemuhtekir

Українськакрамар

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Profiteering Profiteers profiter profiterole Profiting Profitless

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