Word: profiteer
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: prof
it
eer
Definition: To make an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk.
Morphemes:
Affix: profit
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To benefit, gain.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prōfectus
Language: la
Decoded: profectus
Meaning: advance, progress, growth, increase, profit
Affix: -eer
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to create an agent noun denoting someone associated with, concerned with, or engaged in a specified activity.