gold digger
Someone who digs or mines for goldSomeone who digs or mines for gold.
» Mary is a gold digger.
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2 senses(literally)Someone who digs or mines for gold.
Goldgräber, Goldgräberin
золотоиска́тельzolotoiskátelʹ, стара́тельstarátelʹ
a miner who digs or pans for gold in a gold field
(derogatory, figuratively)A person, especially a woman, who cultivates a personal relationship with someone in order to attain wealth.
Abzockerbraut
охо́тница за деньга́миoxótnica za denʹgámi, авантюристкаavantjuristka
a woman who associates with or marries a rich man in order to get valuables from him through gifts or a divorce settlement
Examples
9 sentencesMary is a gold digger.
Rima is a professional gold digger.
Rima was a shameless gold digger.
My girlfriend is a gold digger.
She's a gold digger.
deSie ist nur aufs Geld aus. — Luiaard
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
Literal sense is from c. the 1830s; the figurative sense (a woman who seeks money in a relLiteral sense is from c. the 1830s; the figurative sense (a woman who seeks money in a relationship) is from 1915.
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Forms
plural: gold diggersSynonyms
2 synonyms- a miner who digs or pans for gold in a gold field:gold minergold panner
Word family
1 related wordsSee also
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