different between profiteer vs opportunist
profiteer
English
Etymology
From profit +? -eer.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -??(?)
Noun
profiteer (plural profiteers)
- (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)
- 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)
- 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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