Fortune Hunter (Noun)
Meaning
A person who seeks wealth through marriage.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The wealthy businessman's daughter was often pursued by fortune hunters who were more interested in her bank account than her personality.
- Her friends warned her that her new boyfriend was a fortune hunter, only interested in her inheritance.
- The novel's protagonist was a fortune hunter who set her sights on marrying a wealthy duke to secure her financial future.
- He was accused of being a fortune hunter when he married a woman 20 years his senior who was worth millions.
- The tabloids labeled him a fortune hunter when he began dating a famous heiress, but he insisted that he truly loved her for who she was.