profiteer

Example Sentences

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According to Ms. Vaill, he revealed his identity to Angelica, by then pregnant with their fourth child, only after he had made a fortune as a Revolutionary War profiteer and settled his debts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Questioning of Mr Davidson grew hostile, as the defence tried to paint him as a sleazy Hollywood profiteer.

From BBC • May 2, 2024

“People who are trying to profiteer off whatever crazed hype there is around this NFT space really need to be careful,” McMahon said.

From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2022

Meanwhile, Philadelphia abruptly cut off a vaccine clinic operator amid concerns that it had sought to profiteer from the work.

From Washington Times • Jan. 26, 2021

Oskar Schindler has been called many names: scoundrel, womanizer, war profiteer, drunk.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson