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FORTUNE HUNTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fortune hunter mean?
• FORTUNE HUNTER (noun)
The noun FORTUNE HUNTER has 1 sense:
1. a person who seeks wealth through marriage
Familiarity information: FORTUNE HUNTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who seeks wealth through marriage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("fortune hunter" is a kind of...):
beguiler; cheat; cheater; deceiver; slicker; trickster (someone who leads you to believe something that is not true)
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