gouger

noun

Definition of gougernext
as in profiteer

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gouger
  1. profiteer
  2. cheater
  3. sharper
  4. cheat
  5. dodger
  6. hustler
  7. ruffian
  8. thug
Noun
  • Ye then called for Cohen to make amends with the Black community for being a profiteer of their trauma and pain, invoking the name of late Murder Inc.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 13 Feb. 2025
  • No database is foolproof, but compared with a single national database, small pockets of data are a far less tempting target for hackers or profiteers.
    — Danielle Allen, Foreign Affairs, 1 June 2020
Definition of profiteer
Noun
  • Alvarez is a good pitch cheater, a bad pitch blocker and has a good arm despite throwing out just 18% of base-stealers.
    — Gene McCaffrey, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Cheating has also been a thorn in Warzone’s side for years now, with Activision’s Ricochet system barely holding back the flood of cheaters in the game.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of cheater
Noun
  • Yet as Russian war atrocities have become more evident, and Ukraine’s need for heavy armor has increased, the lines have grown blurrier and the rhetoric sharper.
    — David E. Sanger, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Both offer blistering acceleration and sharper handling than the standard model.
    — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 19 Feb. 2021
Definition of sharper
Noun
  • Her rule aligns with what longevity experts typically say: Occasional cheat meals are fine.
    — Ryan Johnston, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
  • However, the real cheat code may be turning away from the idyllic and amplifying the real-life stories of parents who share similar struggles.
    — Christian Dashiell, Parents, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of cheat
Noun
  • In contrast, anonymous digital cash is a tax dodger’s dream.
    — David G.W. Birch, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The layoffs of roughly 7,000 Internal Revenue Service probationary workers beginning this week probably mean the end of the agency’s plan to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collection, experts say.
    — Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Definition of dodger
Noun
  • Dope Thief’s story centers on two small-time Philadelphia hustlers, Ray and Manny (played by Henry and Narcos alum Wagner Moura), who come up with the bright idea to pose as DEA agents and rip off drug dealers for cash.
    — Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 13 Mar. 2025
  • This is particularly important for side hustlers who work in client’s homes, Slott says.
    — Judy Lagrou, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of hustler
Noun
  • Friends and neighbors worried that these rumors could attract dangerous young ruffians who might harm them and steal the money.
    — Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Troy Stecher is a puck-mover with some two-way ability but is not considered a ruffian in the corners and in front of the net.
    — Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
Definition of ruffian
Noun
  • Jewish people in the U.S. have adopted a position of ‘support Netanyahu and his thugs irrespective of the political cost’ approach.
    — Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The thug in the seat next to him had 14 prior arrests and went by the name of killer.
    — NPR, NPR, 5 Mar. 2025
Definition of thug
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