noun
a person who hopes to prosper, especially through marriage to someone of wealth.
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Origin of fortune hunter
First recorded in 1680–90
OTHER WORDS FROM fortune hunter
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How to use fortune hunter in a sentence
The building used to be an all-girls school, and when it was initially purchased by Fortune it was dilapidated.
Stanley Richards, Senior Vice President of the Fortune Society, gave a tour along with a few residents.
His surprise marriage to theater director Sophie Hunter may have broken hearts, but the squeals of delight were even louder.
In 1987, The Deer Hunter was hailed at the Moscow Film Festival as an important portrayal of the horrors of war.
That good fortune meant CNN had the only TV correspondent on the scene.
Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
G was a gamester, who had but ill-luck; H was a Hunter, who hunted a buck.
A very interesting way of studying Ferns is that of collecting the fronds of the species which the hunter may come across.
An old weather-beaten bear-hunter stepped forward, squirting out his tobacco juice with all imaginable deliberation.
Hunter-Weston despite his heavy losses will be advancing to-morrow which should divert pressure from you.
British Dictionary definitions for fortune hunter
noun
a person who seeks to secure a fortune, esp through marriage
Derived forms of fortune-hunter
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