gold digger
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gold digger
- /ɡəʊld ˈdɪɡə(ɹ)/
Where it comes from
Literal sense is from c. the 1830s; the figurative sense (a woman who seeks money in a relationship) is from 1915.
noun gold diggers · gold-digger · golddigger
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Someone who digs or mines for gold.
Similar: gold miner
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A person, especially a woman, who cultivates a personal relationship with someone in order to attain wealth.
If she sends her son for the money she is a gold digger, and if she sends her daughter, she is a gold digger teaching her daughter how to be a gold digger—two offenses for the price of one. Whether it is the misinterpretation of the hustle, recognizing the game, or asking for legitimate funds for ch
Similar: fortune hunter
Translations
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noun someone who digs or mines for gold
| Español | excavador de oro, excavadora de oro |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 金採掘者 kin saikutsu-sha |
| 中文 | 淘金者 táojīnzhě |
| Português | garimpeiro |
| Français | chercheur d'or |
| Deutsch | Goldgräber, Goldgräberin |
| Italiano | cercatore d'oro |
| Ελληνικά | χρυσοθήρας chrysothíras |
| Русский | золотоиска́тель zolotoiskátelʹ, стара́тель starátelʹ |
noun person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money or material goods, power
| Español | chapiadora, cazafortunas, cafiche, trepador |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 꽃뱀 kkotbaem |
| 日本語 | 金魚の糞 kingyo no fun |
| 中文 | 拜金女 bàijīn nǚ, 拜金男 bàijīn nán |
| Português | interesseiro, caça-dotes |
| Français | michetonneuse, michto, croqueuse de diamants |
| Deutsch | Abzockerbraut |
| Русский | охо́тница за деньга́ми oxótnica za denʹgámi, авантюристка avantjuristka |
| Tiếng Việt | người đào mỏ |
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title = {gold digger},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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