fortune hunter
noun
a person who hopes to prosper, especially through marriage to someone of wealth.
fortune-hunting
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a word derived from
fortune hunter.
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a word derived from
fortune-hunter.
fortune hunternouna person who hopes to prosper, especially through marriage to someone of wealth.
Example Sentences
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In this analogy, those fortune-hunting newcomers are the people who have taken to trading options on GameStop and other stocks in recent months.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2021
But Couture and Zito’s fortune-hunting brutes theorize that rumors of a “White Witch” may be just a smokescreen, meant to obscure an ancient fortune.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2018
The entire summer's games lineup feels unusually robust, from Splatoon 2's eSports-angled, ink-splashed madness or Uncharted: The Lost Legacy's fortune-hunting antics, to Pyre's curious action-roleplaying inversions and Tacoma's evocative exploration-driven enticements.
From Time ● Jun. 23, 2017
Don’t Starve developer Klei Entertainment returns with a cartoon-style role-playing adventure in which players form parties of outlandish heroes to engage in fortune-hunting and turn-based combat.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 15, 2017
Let us now visit one of the 'strongholds' of fox and fortune-hunting.
From Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour by Robert Smith Surtees
