fortune hunter

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noun

a person who hopes to prosper, especially through marriage to someone of wealth.

Origin of fortune hunter

First recorded in 1680–90

OTHER WORDS FROM fortune hunter

fortune-hunting, adjective, noun

Words nearby fortune hunter

fortunate, fortunately, fortune, fortune cookie, Fortune Five Hundred, fortune hunter, fortune-teller, fortunetelling, Fort Walton Beach, Fort Wayne, Fort William

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Example sentences from the Web for fortune hunter

He was not a fortune-hunter, for he did not require it; but idleness and extravagance might make him one in the end.
All-Hallow Eve; or, The Test of Futurity.|Robert Curtis
Mr. Blanchet was not a fortune-hunter in the ordinary sense.
The Galaxy, June 1877|Various
Some, difficult of access, invite the adventurer to their remotest nooks, where the fortune-hunter would seek for gold or silver.
The Awakening of the Desert|Julius C. Birge
This is not the story of a fortune-hunter; not, at all events, of a hunter of such fortunes as are made and lost nowadays.
Idolatry|Julian Hawthorne

You can bear witness that I was not a fortune-hunter, said Philip, laughing.
Dust|Julian Hawthorne

British Dictionary definitions for fortune hunter

fortune-hunter

noun

a person who seeks to secure a fortune, esp through marriage

Derived forms of fortune-hunter

fortune-hunting, adjective, noun

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单词	fortune hunter
释义	fortune hunter SEE SYNONYMS FOR fortune hunter ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person who hopes to prosper, especially through marriage to someone of wealth. Origin of fortune hunter First recorded in 1680–90 OTHER WORDS FROM fortune hunter fortune-hunting, adjective, noun Words nearby fortune hunter fortunate, fortunately, fortune, fortune cookie, Fortune Five Hundred, fortune hunter, fortune-teller, fortunetelling, Fort Walton Beach, Fort Wayne, Fort William Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fortune hunter He was not a fortune-hunter, for he did not require it; but idleness and extravagance might make him one in the end. All-Hallow Eve; or, The Test of Futurity.\|Robert Curtis Mr. Blanchet was not a fortune-hunter in the ordinary sense. The Galaxy, June 1877\|Various Some, difficult of access, invite the adventurer to their remotest nooks, where the fortune-hunter would seek for gold or silver. The Awakening of the Desert\|Julius C. Birge This is not the story of a fortune-hunter; not, at all events, of a hunter of such fortunes as are made and lost nowadays. Idolatry\|Julian Hawthorne You can bear witness that I was not a fortune-hunter, said Philip, laughing. Dust\|Julian Hawthorne British Dictionary definitions for fortune hunter fortune-hunter noun a person who seeks to secure a fortune, esp through marriage Derived forms of fortune-hunter fortune-hunting, adjective, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fortune hunter moneygrubber
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fortune hunter

noun

Origin of fortune hunter

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Example sentences from the Web for fortune hunter

British Dictionary definitions for fortune hunter

noun

Derived forms of fortune-hunter

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