profiteer
noun/ˌprɒfɪˈtɪə(r)/
/ˌprɑːfɪˈtɪr/
(disapproving)- a person who makes a lot of money in an unfair way, for example by asking very high prices for things that are hard to get
- The biggest profiteers then were the landowners.
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