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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A person who seeks wealth, especially through marriage.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A man or woman who seeks to marry for wealth or fortune.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. one who seeks to acquire wealth by marriage.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a person who seeks wealth through marriage

Examples

  • “With all the mystery surrounding the bride, the house was also crawling with every fortune hunter and lordling with pockets to let, as well as a few cits hoping to improve their social standing through Lady Finch's good favor.”

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  • “If only her father would find her a fortune hunter as gorgeous as Mr. Windberry, she'd go to her wedding with more resignation.”

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  • “I can marry a young, ne'er-do-well fortune hunter of my own choosing, or an old, dependable fortune hunter of my father's choice.”

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