disaster capitalistn.
/dᵻˌzɑːstə ˈkapᵻtl̩ɪst/, /dᵻˌzɑːstə ˈkapᵻtəlɪst/, /dᵻˌzastə ˈkapᵻtl̩ɪst/, /dᵻˌzastə ˈkapᵻtəlɪst/, U.S. /dəˌzæstər ˈkæpədl̩əst/ A person, company, etc., that engages in disaster capitalism.
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2005 J. Jackson in Chicago Sun-Times 13 Sept. 45/5 We shouldn't let disaster capitalists make a killing while those who suffered the greatest devastation are left out of the mix... These people already have had their past swept away by Katrina's furies. We should ensure that their future is not erased by right wing ideologues rewarding disaster capitalists and excluding those who suffered the most from the deal.
2020 Irish Times (Nexis) 1 Apr. (Opinion section) 14 Much of the world is run by feral autocrats and disaster capitalists excited by the potential of a pandemic.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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