利り権けん屋や

noun

concession hunter; profiteer

A person who seeks to profit from political or business concessions, often with a negative connotation of exploiting connections or privileges.

• 彼かれは利り権けん屋やとして、公こう共きょう事じ業ぎょうの入にゅう札さつ情じょう報ほうをいち早はやく手てに入いれる。

  As a concession hunter, he quickly gets hold of bidding information for public works projects.

• あの政せい治じ家かの周まわりには利り権けん屋やが群むらがっている。

  Profiteers swarm around that politician.