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Pushy vs Profiteer - What's the difference?

pushy | profiteer |

As an adjective pushy

is aggressively ambitious; overly assertive, bold or determined.

As a noun profiteer is

(pejorative) one who makes an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk.

As a verb profiteer is

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

pushy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Aggressively ambitious; overly assertive, bold or determined.
    • Parents are ruining school sports days by being pushy and overbearing, a survey suggests. BBC

    Related terms

    * push

    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.