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profiteer

noun

Definition of profiteer

as in swindler

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Recent Examples of profiteer But Congo has long been part of a frustrating region for would-be peacemakers and profiteers. — Nicolas Niarchos, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026 Last month, Gaines’ pecuniary gains were at the center of an 80-minute episode of the investigative sports podcast, Pablo Torre Finds Out, which cast her as a profiteer posing as a crusader for women. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 Dec. 2025 Facebook stands accused of giving unscrupulous profiteers, politicians, and anyone else willing to pay the ability to change minds about everything from who to vote for to whether to get the vaccine. — Simon Hill, Wired News, 17 Nov. 2025 Artificial intelligence is billed by its profiteers as a new frontier for technology and humanity, but generative AI often perpetuates existing social harms. — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for profiteer

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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

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Nostalgia often feels like a cheat code to our hearts, but there's nothing wrong with that.

— Ian Stokes, Space.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Nvidia brings a lot of gaming clout to the table, and game companies are already signing up to offer native anti-cheat and in-game support on Arm as a result.

— Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026

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Facinelli plays the Boss, a ruthless figure whose cash ends up in the pool hustler’s hands, and intends to get it back, one way or another.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
Part of the appeal comes down to the versatility of the blank slate, but an outsized amount of credit has to go to the community of hustlers in New York City.

— Olivia Cigliano, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of hustler

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

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