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fortune hunter

noun

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

fortune-hunter

noun

  1. a person who seeks to secure a fortune, esp through marriage
“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
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Derived Forms

  • ˈڴǰٳܲԱ-ˌܲԳپԲ, adjectivenoun
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Other Word Forms

  • ڴǰtܲԱ-ܲԳiԲ adjective noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fortune hunter1

First recorded in 1680–90
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Parties of adventurers, fortune hunters and magic-makers begin to form in order to make the trek into the heart of the dungeon.

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A modern-day historian described the hunting run in another more relatable way: White fortune hunters and settlers took his people’s grocery stores.

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Red Hook promises an even deeper and darker dungeon — 500 feet under! — as well as new enemies and a new gang of desperate fortune hunters willing to risk their sanity.

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She called the matter a “horrific and vulgar fraud” perpetrated by a fortune hunter.

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On his tail are fortune hunters with rifles.

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