profiteers

plural of profiteer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for profiteers
Noun
  • Meanwhile, posing as the original customer, the swindlers cancelled the order to get a refund.
    Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Some swindlers thumb their nose at both and keep their cons going.
    Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Where the, where the signal is somehow maintaining its honesty, and that cheaters cannot undermine it.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2025
  • But pride comes before the fall, and Call of Duty players have had it with certain aspects of the game, from stale gameplay to cheaters to goofy Fortnite-ish skins that keep being added to its cash shop.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • So what separates the side hustles earning perpetual income from the rest, and what should aspiring e-commerce side-hustlers expect along the way?
    Rytis Lauris, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Their neighbor, an older Jewish woman, gets arrested and Nazi thugs brazenly loot her apartment.
    Rabih Alameddine September 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
  • As night falls, armed thugs roam the streets and families pick up guns to protect themselves.
    Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
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“Profiteers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profiteers. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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