profiteur — meaning in English

English meaning

• moocher noun (informal) Someone who often relies on other people's generosity instead of doing things for themselves.
• parasite noun An organism that lives on or in another species and benefits at that host's expense.

Senses

profiteur is used for these senses in English:

• moocher (mostly, pejorative) A person having a tendency to take advantage of the help of others, especially if making little effort to help themselves.
• parasite (pejorative) A person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back. [from 16th c.]
• profiteer (pejorative) One who makes an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk, a rent-seeker.

moocher — full definition

1. noun (informal) Someone who often relies on other people's generosity instead of doing things for themselves.
2. noun Someone who wanders around aimlessly.

parasite — full definition

1. noun An organism that lives on or in another species and benefits at that host's expense.
2. noun A person who lives off others' effort or generosity without giving anything back.

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