profiteer russian
мажо́р
major key, major
rich kid, spoiled brat, posh boy
cheerful mood, high spirits
black marketeer, profiteer
спекуля́нт
speculator, profiteer
спекули́ровать
to speculate, to deal speculatively
to profiteer, to make illicit profits, to black-market
to trade on, to exploit, to capitalize on
бары́шник
profiteer, reseller, scalper (of tickets), middleman
horse dealer, horse trader
спекуля́нтка
profiteer (female), black marketeer (female)
speculator (female), stock speculator (female)
курое́д
swindler, crook, profiteer, exploiter
макла́к
middleman, second-hand dealer, petty trader
broker, jobber, agent
profiteer, speculator, wheeler-dealer
бары́шничать
to profiteer, to job, to speculate
спекуля́ция
speculation, profiteering, jobbery, speculative meditation
нажи́вающийся
profiteering, speculating, making profit, gaining
лихои́мство
extortion, bribe-taking, venality
usury, profiteering
меркантили́зм
mercantilism
mercenary spirit, profiteering, self-interest
бары́шничество
profiteering, horsedealing
нажи́вавшийся
profiting, enriching oneself (often illicitly), profiteering
макла́чество
huckstering, profiteering, petty brokerage, wheeling and dealing
second-hand dealing, jobbing, petty trading
Examples
They caught a profiteer at the market.
Многие барышники обманывали простых крестьян.
Many profiteers cheated ordinary peasants.
Барышничество на рынке всегда вызывало недовольство людей.
Profiteering at the market had always caused public resentment.
Грабительство в этом магазине просто возмутительно.
The profiteering at this store is simply outrageous.



















