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profiteer (s) (noun), profiteers (pl)
A person who makes excessive monetary gains; usually, for things that are in short supply: Brandon was accused of being a profiteer because he doubled the price for ice cream during the heat wave.
Seller of goods at high prices in times of scarcity.
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