First recorded in 1680–90
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She called the matter a “horrific and vulgar fraud” perpetrated by a fortune hunter.
From Washington Post • Jan. 16, 2023
He was freed from the misery of that boarding school only when Sarah, having been bilked by a fortune hunter, went broke and had to withdraw him.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 9, 2019
A fortune hunter charms a doctor’s plain daughter in 19th-century New York.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2019
Original owner John McConnell was a fortune hunter, and the Double Eagle was a rare doubloon discovered in a sunken treasure.
From Golf Digest • Jan. 4, 2017
Why had Quinzy gone to so much trouble to bring this fortune hunter and his ostrich to Ashton Place?
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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