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BLACK MARKETEER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who engages illegally in trade in scarce or controlled commodities

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("black marketeer" is a kind of...):

provider; supplier (someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity)

Holonyms ("black marketeer" is a member of...):

black market (people who engage in illicit trade)

Derivation:

black marketeer (deal on the black market)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Deal on the black market

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "black marketeer" is one way to...):

deal; sell; trade (do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood)

Domain category:

crime; criminal offence; criminal offense; law-breaking ((criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

black marketeer (someone who engages illegally in trade in scarce or controlled commodities)

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