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noun someone who makes excessive profit (especially on goods in short supply)
verb make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods
originEtymology tree English profit Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -ierder. English -eer English profiteer From profit + -eer.
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