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View synonyms for gold digger

gold digger

noun

  1. a person who seeks or digs for gold in a gold field.
  2. Informal. a woman who associates with or marries a man chiefly for material gain.


gold-digger

noun

  1. a person who prospects or digs for gold
  2. informal.
    a woman who uses her sexual attractions to accumulate gifts and wealth or advance her social position
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈgold-ˌdigging, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gold digger1

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30
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Example Sentences

Then the pressure from friends and family and neighbors and gold diggers will become impossible.

In straight relationships with an age gap, words like ‘gold-digger’ and ‘trophy wife’ get thrown around.

You go for your gold-digger lessons, then you go get waxed and tanned.

I tell him all the time, “You know ‘Gold Digger’ is your biggest.”

Every time I go see Kanye in concert, “Gold Digger” still plays big.

New York Post columnist Andrea Peyser called her a gold-digger who “flirted like a tart” with Cain.

Formerly sergeant-major in the —th regiment; now a gold-digger in California.

"Look out for some fresh ground," answered the Welshman, applying himself to the gold-digger's consolation, a pipe.

"Just see that," he said, jerking his head spitefully in the direction of the lucky gold digger.

Mr. Green was an English gold-digger, and was travelling along the main road to his home at Spitzcop.

A blanket, rolled up, gold-digger fashion, was upon the ground.

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