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  • gold digger
    gold digger
    noun
    a person who seeks or digs for gold in a gold field.
  • gold-digger
    gold-digger
    noun
    a person who prospects or digs for gold
Synonyms

gold digger

American  

noun

  1. a person who seeks or digs for gold in a gold field.

  2. Informal. a woman who associates with or marries a man chiefly for material gain.

gold-digger British  

noun

  1. a person who prospects or digs for gold

  2. informal a woman who uses her sexual attractions to accumulate gifts and wealth or advance her social position

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Etymology

Origin of gold digger

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30

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