different between profiteer vs opportunist

profiteer

English

Etymology

From profit +? -eer.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -??(?)

Noun

profiteer (plural profiteers)

  1. (derogatory) One who makes an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk, a rent-seeker.

Hypernyms

  • profiter

Related terms

  • profiteering
  • profit monger

Translations

Verb

profiteer (third-person singular simple present profiteers, present participle profiteering, simple past and past participle profiteered)

  1. To make an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk.

Translations

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opportunist

English

Etymology

From French opportuniste

Noun

opportunist (plural opportunists)

  1. Someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance their own situation, placing expediency above principle.

Synonyms

  • chancer

Related terms

  • opportune
  • opportunism
  • opportunistic
  • opportunity

Translations

Further reading

  • opportunist in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • opportunist in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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