gold digger
Mercenary romantic partner
A gold digger is someone who pursues romantic relationships primarily for money or material gain.
The term is usually applied to women who date or marry wealthy men for access to their resources: She's just a gold digger after his inheritance.
The older, literal sense—a person who mines for gold—is now rarely encountered.
One who controls cunningly
- opportunistOne exploiting circumstances
- userOne who operates something
- trophy wifeSpouse chosen for appearance
- sugar babySponsored romantic companion
leech · sponge · moocher · freeloader · parasite · mercenary · scheming · conniving
One seeking valuable deposits
- forty-ninerGold rush prospector
- CaliforniaWest coast megastate
- KlondikeYukon gold rush region
- panShallow cooking vessel
sluice · nugget · claim · strike · rush · placer · mine · frontier
Wealth or destiny
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- richesAbundant valuable possessions
- millionairePerson possessing great wealth
- billionairePerson worth ten figures
sugar daddy · alimony · prenup · divorce settlement · assets · estate · trust fund · will
manipulator
One who controls cunningly
- opportunistOne exploiting circumstances
- userOne who operates something
- trophy wifeSpouse chosen for appearance
sugar baby · leech · sponge · moocher · freeloader · parasite · mercenary · scheming · conniving · shallow
prospector
One seeking valuable deposits
- forty-ninerGold rush prospector
- CaliforniaWest coast megastate
- KlondikeYukon gold rush region
pan · sluice · nugget · claim · strike · rush · placer · mine · frontier · boomtown
fortune
Wealth or destiny
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- richesAbundant valuable possessions
- millionairePerson possessing great wealth
billionaire · sugar daddy · alimony · prenup · divorce settlement · assets · estate · trust fund · will · beneficiary
- Color Idiomsblack sheep, blue moon, green light, red flag, white lie
- dating typesbad boy, player, nice guy, hopeless romantic, commitment phobe
- greedgreed, avarice, covetousness, cupidity, materialism
- retro slanggroovy, far out, the bee's knees, neato, cool cat
- tabloidsNational Enquirer, TMZ, Daily Mail, People, Globe
- femme fatalesfemme fatale, seductress, temptress, vixen, enchantress
gold diggersugar daddy
Wealthy older romantic benefactor
sugar mama · provider · benefactor · meal ticket · breadwinner