gold digger
Meanings
noun
- Someone who digs or mines for gold.
- A person, especially a woman, who cultivates a personal relationship with someone in order to attain wealth.
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Etymology
Literal sense from c. the 1830s; figurative sense (woman who seeks money in a relationship) from 1915.
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