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Profiteer vs Opportunist - What's the difference?

profiteer | opportunist |

As nouns the difference between profiteer and opportunist

is that profiteer is (pejorative) one who makes an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk while opportunist is opportunist.

As a verb profiteer

is to make an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk.

profiteer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (pejorative) One who makes an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk.

    • Related terms

    * profiteering * profit monger

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk.

    • opportunist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance his own situation, placing expediency above principle.
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    • , year=2011 , date=November 12 , author= , title=International friendly: England 1-0 Spain , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=James Milner's angled free-kick was headed on to the post by the tireless Bent and Lampard the opportunist was perfectly placed to stoop and head in from virtually on the goal-line.}}

    Related terms

    * opportune * opportunism * opportunistic * opportunity

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