moneygrubber
[ muhn-ee-gruhb-er ]
nounInformal.
a person who is aggressively engaged in or preoccupied with making or saving money.
Origin of moneygrubber
1Other words from moneygrubber
- mon·ey·grub·bing, adjective, noun
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How to use moneygrubber in a sentence
They humbled themselves in dust and ashes to Miss Hood, and seldom made any reference to that patient money-grubber, their papa.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3) | Charles James WillsJake Newby was a typical money-grubber, turning everything in the way of financial deals to his own favor.
Around Old Bethany | Robert Lee BerryHard-headed dealer—money-grubber—as Lablache was, he had a weakness.
The Story of the Foss River Ranch | Ridgwell CullumIn Balzac are found the two contradictory traits of the money-grubber and the spendthrift.
An Englishman in Paris | Albert D. (Albert Dresden) VandamThe fact is that it is he, and not the native American, who is the incorrigible and unimaginative money-grubber.
The American Credo | George Jean Nathan
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