fortune hunter
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A person who tries to become rich by marrying someone with a lot of money.
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- The tabloids claimed her new fiancé was a classic fortune hunter.
- She was accused of being nothing more than a fortune hunter.
- He posed as a philanthropist, but everyone knew he was just a fortune hunter.
- His family worried that she was a cunning fortune hunter.
- Her grandmother warned her to watch out for any fortune hunter sniffing around the family estate.
- Don't fall prey to every fortune hunter you meet.
- In the nineteenth-century novel, the charming fortune hunter courts the wealthy widow.
- Many believed he became a fortune hunter after his business failed.
- She made it clear that fortune hunters weren’t welcome at her parties.
- She quickly saw through the suave fortune hunter's intentions.
- The lawyer suspected the sudden fiancé was a fortune hunter targeting the old man’s will.
- The old man feared his young wife was a mere fortune hunter.
- Had he been a fortune hunter, he would have proposed the moment he learned about the trust fund.
- They warned their daughter about marrying a fortune hunter.
- No matter how polished his manners, a fortune hunter can’t hide his motives for long.
- Is he genuinely in love, or just another fortune hunter?
- The duchess divorced the fortune hunter after discovering he’d lied about everything.
- The novel's protagonist was a charming but ultimately selfish fortune hunter.
- 'I’m not a fortune hunter,' he protested, 'I truly love you.'
- Society often labels women who marry wealthy men as fortune hunters.