Synonyms for fortune-hunter


Grammar : Noun

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Définition of fortune-hunter

  • As in fortune hunter : noun seeker of wealth
  • As in venturer : noun adventurer
  • As in adventurer : noun person who takes risks
Example sentences :
  • But who ever heard the opprobrious term 'fortune-hunter' given to a woman?
  • Extract from : « Molly Bawn » by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton
  • They called her an amorous widow, and Piozzi a fortune-hunter.
  • Extract from : « Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson, LL.D. » by Hesther Lynch Piozzi
  • I a victim—I the prey of a fortune-hunter, or the slave of a brute!
  • Extract from : « Cruel As The Grave » by Mrs. Emma D. E. N. Southworth
  • "A fortune-hunter," he murmured, with a meaning glance at Hall.
  • Extract from : « The Gold Bag » by Carolyn Wells
  • But that would be encouraging his son to be a fortune-hunter!
  • Extract from : « The Man » by Bram Stoker
  • There is nothing in the world more despicable than a fortune-hunter!
  • Extract from : « Love in a Cloud » by Arlo Bates
  • You can bear witness that I was not a fortune-hunter, said Philip, laughing.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Julian Hawthorne
  • The mans a scoundrel; hes nothing better than a fortune-hunter.
  • Extract from : « The Bishop's Apron » by W. Somerset Maugham
  • Too late Mrs. Newton had learned that she had wedded a fortune-hunter.
  • Extract from : « Bound to Succeed » by Allen Chapman
  • I tell you he is corrupt to the core of his heart—a spendthrift and a fortune-hunter!
  • Extract from : « A Changed Heart » by May Agnes Fleming
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