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PROFITEER

\pɹˌɒfɪtˈi͡ə], \pɹˌɒfɪtˈi‍ə], \p_ɹ_ˌɒ_f_ɪ_t_ˈiə]\

Definitions of PROFITEER

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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One who takes unfair advantage of an economic situation such as war brings about to make undue profits, as in steel, meat, wheat, sugar, cotton, munitions, or other necessities.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

To make excessive profits in business.
One given to profiteering.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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