fortune-seeker
Pursuer of riches
A fortune-seeker is someone who pursues wealth, especially through adventure, speculation, or opportunistic means rather than steady labor.
The term often carries a whiff of criticism—suggesting someone motivated purely by money: Fortune-seekers flooded California during the gold rush.
It can also describe those who marry for money or chase get-rich-quick schemes.
One seeking valuable deposits
- explorerOne who investigates unfamiliar regions
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- treasure-hunterOne pursuing hidden riches
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
voyager · forty-niner · quester · settler · frontiersman · colonist · nomad · wanderer
One pursuing wealthy partners
- speculatorOne wagering on outcomes
- profiteerOne exploiting shortages
- carpetbaggerExploitative political outsider
- mercenarySoldier fighting for pay
schemer · chancer · hustler · gambler · plunger · exploiter · freebooter · adventuress
One who allocates capital
- speculatorOne wagering on outcomes
- entrepreneurOne who starts businesses
- day-traderSame-session stock speculator
- stockbrokerSecurities transaction agent
financier · tycoon · magnate · capitalist · mogul · baron · industrialist · millionaire
prospector
One seeking valuable deposits
- explorerOne who investigates unfamiliar regions
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- treasure-hunterOne pursuing hidden riches
trailblazer · voyager · forty-niner · quester · settler · frontiersman · colonist · nomad · wanderer · drifter
gold-digger
One pursuing wealthy partners
- speculatorOne wagering on outcomes
- profiteerOne exploiting shortages
- carpetbaggerExploitative political outsider
mercenary · schemer · chancer · hustler · gambler · plunger · exploiter · freebooter · adventuress · scavenger
investor
One who allocates capital
- speculatorOne wagering on outcomes
- entrepreneurOne who starts businesses
- day-traderSame-session stock speculator
stockbroker · financier · tycoon · magnate · capitalist · mogul · baron · industrialist · millionaire · billionaire
striver
One who works diligently
hustler · aspirant · dreamer · self-made · upstart · careerist · arriviste · visionary · determined · driven
fortune-seekerascetic
One who renounces indulgence
monk · nun · mendicant · minimalist · hermit
fortune-seekerphilanthropist
Donor to charitable causes
altruist · Mother Teresa · humanitarian · benefactor · self-sacrificer
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