gold digger
noun
a person who seeks or digs for gold in a gold field.
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gold-diggernouna person who prospects or digs for gold
gold digger
Americannoun
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gold diggers
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a person who seeks or digs for gold in a gold field.
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Informal. a woman who associates with or marries a man chiefly for material gain.
gold-digger
British
noun
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a person who prospects or digs for gold
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informal a woman who uses her sexual attractions to accumulate gifts and wealth or advance her social position
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Origin of gold digger
An Americanism dating back to 1820–30
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Julia, a successful businesswoman in textile design, knows that her father will be alarmed at this impetuous engagement and will want to make sure that Johnny isn’t a gold digger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
Or the time when she filed a trademark application for the term "gold digger".
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026
Despite the duplex, Ferrari, Bentleys and various expensive baubles he has showered upon her, she seems too delusional and naive to be called a gold digger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2024
One of the biggest issues I have always had with the criticism of Smith is the label of "gold digger" that seems to be her most enduring and unfortunate legacy.
From Salon ● May 23, 2023
I look around the room for Darius, to see if there’s any hint that he might’ve heard what Layla just said about Janae being a gold digger.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
Nothing she has done so far suggests she is a gold-digger.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 13, 2026
"You think - is this is how people are perceiving us? When they say nasty things about him or call me a gold-digger, it irritates me."
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025
And he even characterized Heard as a "gold-digger," a "narcissist" and a sociopath.
From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2022
Patrizia comes across like a bit of gold-digger.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 2021
What can happen to a man in such a condition better than to turn up as a hunter among the Rocky Mountains or as a gold-digger in Australia?
From Mr. Scarborough's Family by Anthony Trollope
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