fortune hunter
a person who hopes to prosper, especially through marriage to someone of wealth.
Origin of fortune hunter
1Other words from fortune hunter
- fortune-hunting, adjective, noun
Words Nearby fortune hunter
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How to use fortune hunter in a sentence
Oh, I am not the first fortune hunter who has found a skull or serpent where he had hoped to find gold!
A Fortune Hunter; Or, The Old Stone Corral | John Dunloe CarteretIn that case, sir, you must not be surprised to find yourself regarded by the young lady's father as a fortune hunter.
You Never Can Tell | George Bernard ShawShe was poor; she had nothing then to tempt a fortune hunter, and thank Heaven I can say I was never that.
The Imaginary Marriage | Henry St. John CooperHe set Forbes down as a fortune-hunter willing to marry a much older woman of moderate means.
What Will People Say? | Rupert HughesIt 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.
Afloat And Ashore | James Fenimore Cooper
British Dictionary definitions for fortune-hunter
a person who seeks to secure a fortune, esp through marriage
Derived forms of fortune-hunter
- fortune-hunting, adjective, noun
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