Meaning of fortune-hunter | Babel Free

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Noun. [C2]

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Examples

“"There is no character more contemptible than a man that is a fortune-hunter, and I can see⟳ no reason⟳ why fortune-hunting women should not be contemptible too."”

“[H]e did not know⟳ of what use⟳ money could be to a woman, except to make⟳ her a prey to a fortune-hunter.”

“"The stock-exchange, the pulpit, the counting-house, the royal drawing-room, the senate,—what but fortune-hunters are they filled with?"”

“She pictured him as a crafty adventurer, a wretched fortune-hunter.”

“She had to do something to convince⟳ him that he could marry⟳ her even if she was a wealthy woman, Cherie decided. Why couldn’t the guy be a fortune-hunter? What was so wrong with that? Ha! She probably wouldn’t love⟳ him if he were. Life gets mighty complicated sometimes, she reflected wryly.”

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