fortune hunter

Noun

Meaning

a person who seeks wealth through marriage

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

fortune-hunter

Synonyms

daredevil bounder charlatan mercenary entrepreneur adventurer hog gambler loner opportunist speculator adventuress gold digger individualist egotist

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Antonyms

scaredy cat timid person creampuff stuffed shirt unassertive person

Hypernyms

cheat cheater deceiver slicker beguiler trickster

Examples

After their final case in the summer of 77, involving a masked fortune hunter trying to find the buried treasure of Deboën Mansion, the kids suddenly hang up their spy gear and retire from mystery solving. Source: Internet

Those questions course beneath the Victorian etiquette like a fever: Is Rachel a scheming, murderous fortune hunter or a woman demonized for her modernity? Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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