Definitions

1. noun

a person who gouges or removes something, especially a person who sells or hawks inferior or worthless goods at a high price, often by stealthily removing small items from a store or market stall

“The shopkeeper suspected the customer of being a gouger, trying to buy a valuable item at a low price.”

2. verb

to remove or gouge something, especially to remove small items from a store or market stall

“The store owner caught the gouger in the act, threatening to call the police.”