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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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
“A handsome young woman having a snug fortune,” as Hamilton described her, Rachel soon attracted the attentions of a debauched fortune-hunting Dane named Johann Michael Lavien, at least a dozen years her senior.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2017
With this popular sport he combined the diversion of fortune-hunting, though we are concerned to say that his success, up to the period of our introduction, had not been commensurate with his deserts.
From Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour by Robert Smith Surtees
