gold rush
noun
1
: a rush to newly discovered goldfields in pursuit of riches
2
: the headlong pursuit of sudden wealth in a new or lucrative field
gold rusher
-ˈrə-shər 
noun 
Example Sentences
the California gold rush of 1849
Recent Examples on the Web Gold in China, gold in New Guinea, the Gold Rush in California, and fifty years later the gold rush in the Klondike area of the Yukon. 
Paul Theroux, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 The result was a rare open seat in the heart of New York City, and a political gold rush that drew a dozen or so candidates, including Mr. Jones, the congressman who currently represents Rockland County and parts of Westchester. New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 DeAngelo, a former dealer turned dispensary owner, was the driving force behind Proposition 64, which legalized recreational cannabis in California in 2016, unleashing a state-by-state legalization gold rush. Will Yakowicz, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 The mandates unleashed a gold rush, with large investors working to consolidate the fragmented provider landscape and build up regional platform companies specializing in the expensive, time-consuming therapy. Erika Fry, Fortune, 29 July 2022 Love, whose family traveled generations ago from Ohio to join the gold rush, put her home on the market this year and quickly accepted an offer. Scott Wilson, Washington Post, 17 July 2022 At least those are some of the popular conceptions of the gold rushes, especially the Klondike gold rush. David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 12 June 2022 But the real surprise for me was the long period of slow growth, even stagnancy, that followed the gold rush and preceded the turn-of-the-century boom. Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2022 Big Thunder Mountain, which is at multiple Disney parks, takes place in a mining town amid the gold rush of the 1800s. Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2022 See More
Paul Theroux, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 The result was a rare open seat in the heart of New York City, and a political gold rush that drew a dozen or so candidates, including Mr. Jones, the congressman who currently represents Rockland County and parts of Westchester. New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 DeAngelo, a former dealer turned dispensary owner, was the driving force behind Proposition 64, which legalized recreational cannabis in California in 2016, unleashing a state-by-state legalization gold rush. Will Yakowicz, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 The mandates unleashed a gold rush, with large investors working to consolidate the fragmented provider landscape and build up regional platform companies specializing in the expensive, time-consuming therapy. Erika Fry, Fortune, 29 July 2022 Love, whose family traveled generations ago from Ohio to join the gold rush, put her home on the market this year and quickly accepted an offer. Scott Wilson, Washington Post, 17 July 2022 At least those are some of the popular conceptions of the gold rushes, especially the Klondike gold rush. David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 12 June 2022 But the real surprise for me was the long period of slow growth, even stagnancy, that followed the gold rush and preceded the turn-of-the-century boom. Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2022 Big Thunder Mountain, which is at multiple Disney parks, takes place in a mining town amid the gold rush of the 1800s. Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1