Speakur

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profiteer

/ˌpɹɒfɪˈtɪə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables
prof-i-teer
IPA
/ˌpɹɒfɪˈtɪə(ɹ)/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Derogatory

verb

To make an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk.

Etymology

Etymology tree English profit Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -ierder. English -eer English profiteer From profit + -eer.

Usage

Inflected Forms

profiteers (plural) profiteers (present, singular) profiteering (participle, present) profiteered (participle, past) profiteered (past)

Phrases

war profiteer profit monger

Frequently Paired Words

privateer profiteering profit monger racketeer

Rhymes With

year near clear career fear appear dear beer premier severe engineer gear

Questions

How do you pronounce profiteer?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɹɒfɪˈtɪə(ɹ)/.
What does profiteer mean?
One who makes an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk, a rent-seeker.
Where does profiteer come from?
Etymology tree English profit Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -ierder. English -eer English profiteer From profit + -eer.

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