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war profiteers

war profiteers is the plural of war profiteer.

Meaning of war profiteer

Noun

war profiteer (plural war profiteers)

  1. A person or group that gains a significant amount of revenue from selling weapons and military equipment.
    • Microsoft workers are calling on their employer to cancel a $480m contract to provide the US army with augmented reality (AR) headsets, saying they “do not want to become war profiteers”.2019 February 22, Julia Carrie Wong, quoting Microsoft workers, “‘We won't be war profiteers’: Microsoft workers protest $480m army contract”, in The Guardian

Questions about war profiteers

What is war profiteers the plural of?
War profiteers is the plural of war profiteer.

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