money-grubn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌnɪɡrʌb/, U.S.

/ˈməniˌɡrəb/

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: money n., grub n.

Etymology: Apparently < money n. + grub n. (compare sense 2c; used punningly on grub n. in e.g. quot. 1872). Compare later money-grubber n.

Now rare.

= money-grubber n.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > [noun] > one who wants or acquires money > specific desirously or avariciously

pick-penny1440

scraper1561

grubber1578

coin-cormorant1594

purse-leech1605

purse-emptier1611

pouch-penny1629

purse-sucker1671

gruba1681

money-grub1768

money-grubber1825

scratch-penny1835

get-rich-quicker1914

1768 Woman of Honor III. 235 Vanity is seen capable of erecting the very dirtiest money-grubs into Peers.

1839 Bentley's Misc. Mar. 272 He was not of the race of money-grubs.

1859 J. S. Knowles Old Maids i. ii. 291 Here I will not stay To play the money-grub.

1861 T. L. Peacock Gryll Grange xv. 128 He has been chosen as the most conspicuous Grub among the Moneygrubs of his borough.

1872 Harper's Mag. Aug. 400/1 The money-grub he had treasured so long was bursting out a gleaming, gorgeous butterfly.

1923 J. Campbell Diary 7 Dec. in As I was among Captives (2001) 118 ‘He looks very dreamy-looking’, said a..prisoner... ‘There's no better businessman than Yeats. A regular moneygrub.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	money-grub
释义	money-grubn. Brit. /ˈmʌnɪɡrʌb/, U.S. /ˈməniˌɡrəb/ Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: money n., grub n. Etymology: Apparently < money n. + grub n. (compare sense 2c; used punningly on grub n. in e.g. quot. 1872). Compare later money-grubber n. Now rare. = money-grubber n. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > [noun] > one who wants or acquires money > specific desirously or avariciously pick-penny1440 scraper1561 grubber1578 coin-cormorant1594 purse-leech1605 purse-emptier1611 pouch-penny1629 purse-sucker1671 gruba1681 money-grub1768 money-grubber1825 scratch-penny1835 get-rich-quicker1914 1768 Woman of Honor III. 235 Vanity is seen capable of erecting the very dirtiest money-grubs into Peers. 1839 Bentley's Misc. Mar. 272 He was not of the race of money-grubs. 1859 J. S. Knowles Old Maids i. ii. 291 Here I will not stay To play the money-grub. 1861 T. L. Peacock Gryll Grange xv. 128 He has been chosen as the most conspicuous Grub among the Moneygrubs of his borough. 1872 Harper's Mag. Aug. 400/1 The money-grub he had treasured so long was bursting out a gleaming, gorgeous butterfly. 1923 J. Campbell Diary 7 Dec. in As I was among Captives (2001) 118 ‘He looks very dreamy-looking’, said a..prisoner... ‘There's no better businessman than Yeats. A regular moneygrub.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1768
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