profit monger

See also: profitmonger

English

Etymology

From profit +‎ -monger.

Noun

profit monger (plural profit mongers)

  1. A person, business, or profession marked by avarice and greed.
    Lawyers are considered to be profit mongers when the law is treated as a trade secret and the public process as a business owned and operated by the legal profession.
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