gougers
Those who fleece
Gougers are people who gouge—who overcharge or cheat others, especially by exploiting urgent circumstances: price gougers during the hurricane, ticket gougers outside the stadium.
The term also applies to tools designed for gouging, cutting grooves or scooping out material from wood or stone.
Demanding excessive payment
- scalpersResell tickets above face value
- profiteeringExploiting scarcity for gain
- extortionObtaining through threats
- exploitationSelfish use of others
swindlers · opportunists · sharks · hustlers · middlemen · hoarders · speculators · racketeers
Corrupt payment for influence
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- graftIllicit political gain
- kickbacksIllegal return payments
- cronyismFavoring friends in appointments
nepotism · fraud · malfeasance · collusion · misconduct · scandal · dishonesty · coercion
Edged carving implement
- veinerTool for etching lines
- adzeTransverse-bladed hewing implement
- burinPointed engraving implement
- scraperTool for removing buildup
woodworking · carpentry · bevel · rasp · spokeshave · jackknife · blade · cutting-edge
overcharging
Demanding excessive payment
- scalpersResell tickets above face value
- profiteeringExploiting scarcity for gain
- extortionObtaining through threats
exploitation · swindlers · opportunists · sharks · hustlers · middlemen · hoarders · speculators · racketeers · markup
bribery
Corrupt payment for influence
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- graftIllicit political gain
- kickbacksIllegal return payments
cronyism · nepotism · fraud · malfeasance · collusion · misconduct · scandal · dishonesty · coercion · payoffs
chisel
Edged carving implement
scraper · woodworking · carpentry · bevel · rasp · spokeshave · jackknife · blade · cutting-edge · sharpening
woodcarving
Sculpting in timber
etch · sculpture · woodcut · linocut · printmaking · woodblock · inlay · scoop · channel · groove
attack
Aggressive act against another
- injuryPhysical or psychological harm
- blindingPainfully intense light
- maimingInflicting disabling wounds
fighting · brawling · assault · thumbs · socket · brutal · vicious · streetfighting · violence
gougersloss leaders
Goods priced below cost
discount retailers · wholesalers · discounters · bargain hunters · price cutters
gougersphilanthropists
Generous supporters of good causes
benefactors · altruists · do-gooders · givers · social enterprises
gougersgivers
Those who donate
donors · benefactors · philanthropists · subsidizers · patrons
- price gougersSellers exploiting scarcity
- gouge outForcibly dig or cut free
- price gougeOvercharge during emergencies
- eye gougeAttack on visual organs