fortune-hunters
Mercenary marriage pursuers
Fortune-hunters are people who seek wealth through marriage rather than work.
The term typically describes someone pursuing a romantic relationship primarily for financial gain: Her father warned her about fortune-hunters attracted to her inheritance.
The word carries implications of calculation and insincerity—the fortune-hunter feigns love while eyeing the bank account.
One pursuing wealthy partners
- dowryMarital property transfer
- heiressFemale wealth recipient
- marriageFormal union between partners
- suitorOne who seeks affection
scheming · mercenary · social climber · inheritance · eligible · courting · match-making · titled
One wagering on outcomes
- investorOne who allocates capital
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
- windfallUnanticipated lucky gain
- opportunistOne exploiting circumstances
venture · risk-taker · gambler · entrepreneur · get-rich-quick · wheeler-dealer · hustler · profiteer
Mass migration seeking ore
- minerOne who excavates ore
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- nuggetSmall solid lump
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
bonanza · prospector · Klondike · panning · sluice · vein · motherlode · staking
gold-digger
One pursuing wealthy partners
suitor · scheming · mercenary · social climber · inheritance · eligible · courting · match-making · titled · aristocrat
speculator
One wagering on outcomes
- investorOne who allocates capital
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
- windfallUnanticipated lucky gain
opportunist · venture · risk-taker · gambler · entrepreneur · get-rich-quick · wheeler-dealer · hustler · profiteer · con artist
gold rush
Mass migration seeking ore
strike · bonanza · prospector · Klondike · panning · sluice · vein · motherlode · staking · assaying
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
- pirateMaritime thief or bootlegger
- shipwreckDestroyed vessel at sea
- artifactHuman-made historical object
relic · salvage · map · quest · bounty · explorer · archaeologist · tomb · excavation · lost city
fortune-huntersascetics
People practicing severe self-discipline
philanthropists · altruists · idealists · monastics · benefactors
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