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Reverse Dictionary: FORTUNE-HUNTER

FORTUNE-HUNTER

NOUNS – PERSON
► LOUNGE LIZARD a fortune-hunter or womanizer who works his charms in the lounges of hotels; one who spends his time idling in fashionable society, esp. in search of a wealthy patroness → 1918 sl.
► MONEY-LATER a fortune-hunter → 1905 Eng. dial.

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