gouger

noun

Definition of gougernext
as in profiteer

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  1. profiteer
  2. swindler
  3. cheater
  4. sharper
  5. cheat
  6. dodger
  7. hustler
  8. ruffian
Noun
  • As long as there have been wars, there have been war profiteers.
    — Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 28 June 2026
  • Set against the backdrop of the Civil War, her journey unfolds in contrast to profiteers who exploit the war effort, ultimately risking the lives of the very soldiers Margaret strives to save at Gettysburg.
    — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
Definition of profiteer
Noun
  • The former swindler’s crimes were revisited in the 2026 Paramount+ docuseries The Real Wolf of Wall Street.
    — Erica Marrison, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
  • The decade ended tumultuously, with the Osmond family’s fortune drained by a series of swindlers and grifters.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of swindler
Noun
  • Naru, the only camerawoman at Kabul’s main TV station, struggles to keep custody of her three-year-old son after leaving her husband, a serial cheater.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The emerald green lawns of cheaters now abut the crispy brown grass of the rule-followers — defiance that’s visible for all to see.
    — Annie Gowen, Washington Post, 29 July 2026
Definition of cheater
Noun
  • Yet as Russian war atrocities have become more evident, and Ukraine’s need for heavy armor has increased, the lines have grown blurrier and the rhetoric sharper.
    — David E. Sanger, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Both offer blistering acceleration and sharper handling than the standard model.
    — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 19 Feb. 2021
Definition of sharper
Noun
  • In the end, my cheat-code pie crust worked just fine and all was well.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 July 2026
  • Both trail Messi by two goals in the Golden Boot race, and perhaps the fact that Tuchel has two cheat codes as opposed to one gives him the upper hand.
    — Mark Hodge, NBC news, 15 July 2026
Definition of cheat
Noun
  • The White House is now cracking down on these tariff dodgers.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Ukraine faces severe personnel shortages with around 200,000 military desertions and 2 million draft-dodgers, threatening its ability to sustain the war against Russia’s 2022 invasion.
    — Kirsten Grieshaber, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Definition of dodger
Noun
  • Side hustlers frequently commit 30-35 hours weekly, underscoring the considerable time investment.
    — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Additionally, there's a slew of hustlers online looking to fleece the unwary.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of hustler
Noun
  • Interestingly, that cigar-smoking biker ruffian was not a character in the DC Comics title of a few years back.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 5 June 2026
  • The series has lent a cinematic gangster attraction to the Peaky Blinders, yet the term itself was not one gang — as depicted in the show — but a generic expression from the late 19th century for the ‘street ruffians’ of Birmingham, born out of the city’s ring of poverty.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2026
Definition of ruffian
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