profiteer

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who makes an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk, a rent-seeker. derogatory
动词 v.
  1. To make an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk.

词形变化

profiteers plural profiteers present,singular,third-person profiteering participle,present profiteered participle,past profiteered past

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English profit
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -ārius
Old French -ier
Middle French -ierder.
English -eer
English profiteer
From profit + -eer.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English profit
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -ārius
Old French -ier
Middle French -ierder.
English -eer
English profiteer
From profit + -eer.
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