profiteer Syllabification: (prof·it·eer)Pronunciation: /ˌpräfəˈti(ə)r/Translate profiteer | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of profiteer verb [no object] make or seek to make an excessive or unfair profit, especially illegally or in a black market: (as noun profiteering)the profiteering of tabloid journalists noun a person who profiteers:a war profiteerprofiteer in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of profiteer in the British & World English dictionary