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fortune hunter

noun

  1. a person who hopes to prosper, especially through marriage to someone of wealth.


fortune-hunter

noun

  1. a person who seeks to secure a fortune, esp through marriage
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈfortune-ˌhunting, adjectivenoun
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Other Words From

  • fortune-hunting adjective noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fortune hunter1

First recorded in 1680–90
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Example Sentences

Oh, I am not the first fortune hunter who has found a skull or serpent where he had hoped to find gold!

In that case, sir, you must not be surprised to find yourself regarded by the young lady's father as a fortune hunter.

She was poor; she had nothing then to tempt a fortune hunter, and thank Heaven I can say I was never that.

He set Forbes down as a fortune-hunter willing to marry a much older woman of moderate means.

It is so easy to love Lucy, for Lucy's sake, that even a fortune-hunter would be in danger of being caught in his own trap.

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