"war profiteer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: war profiteers [plural]
Etymology: Compound of war + profiteer. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|en|war|profiteer|pos=noun}} Compound of war + profiteer Head templates: {{en-noun}} war profiteer (plural war profiteers)
  1. A person or group that gains a significant amount of revenue from selling weapons and military equipment. Categories (topical): Business, Corruption, People, War Related terms: warmonger, arms dealer, armsmaker, merchant of death Translations (person or group that gains from selling weapons and military equipment): Kriegsgewinnler [masculine] (German), Kriegsgewinnlerin [feminine] (German), Kriegsprofiteur [masculine] (German), Kriegsprofiteurin [feminine] (German), krigsprofitör [common-gender] (Swedish), gulaschbaron [common-gender] (Swedish)

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