Meanings
nounwar profiteer (plural war profiteers)
plural war profiteers
- 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
Origin
Translations
German Kriegsgewinnler, Kriegsgewinnlerin
- Kriegsgewinnlerperson or group that gains from selling weapons and military equipment
- Kriegsgewinnlerinperson or group that gains from selling weapons and military equipment
- Kriegsprofiteurperson or group that gains from selling weapons and military equipment
- Kriegsprofiteurinperson or group that gains from selling weapons and military equipment
Polish spekulant wojenny, spekulantka wojenna
- spekulant wojennyperson or group that gains from selling weapons and military equipment
- spekulantka wojennaperson or group that gains from selling weapons and military equipment
Swedish krigsprofitör, gulaschbaron
- krigsprofitörperson or group that gains from selling weapons and military equipment
- gulaschbaronperson or group that gains from selling weapons and military equipment
Cite this entry
APA
war profiteer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/war%20profiteer
MLA
“war profiteer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/war%20profiteer. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “war profiteer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/war%20profiteer.
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