gold digger
noun
variants
or less commonly gold-digger
1
: one who digs for gold
2
: a person whose romantic pursuit of, relationship with, or marriage to a wealthy person is primarily or solely motivated by a desire for money
Whether you're dating a potential gold digger or are surrounded by friends who are constantly asking for handouts, you'll want to protect your money from those kinds of drains.—
Kimberly Palmer
Kimberly PalmerFor years, it has almost always played out like this: A woman accuses a famous man of harassment, and that famous man calls her a liar. The media reports it, expensive lawyers rush in to also call the woman a liar and maybe a gold digger and maybe worse …—Nina Burleigh
Nina BurleighTo deflect the impression that he was a gold digger par excellence, Bingham renounced any claim on his new wife's fortune.—Richard Kluger
Richard KlugerExamples of gold digger in a Sentence
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The new Prime Video miniseries The Girlfriend is about Laura, a well-to-do American expat living in London whose maternal instincts come out when her young-adult son Daniel starts dating Cherry, a working-class woman who’s clearly a gold digger, and possibly dangerous beyond that.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Bluntly, argued Combs’ lawyers, these women were gold diggers looking to exploit a wealthy man.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 3 July 2025
Her boyfriend, however, accused her of being a gold digger, despite his own refusal to contribute equally to household tasks.
—Darlin Tillery, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Another element of the defense’s strategy is to taint Ventura and other accusers and witnesses as being essentially gold diggers or star f*ckers looking to get ahead.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 May 2025
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Bluntly, argued Combs’ lawyers, these women were gold diggers looking to exploit a wealthy man.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 3 July 2025
Her boyfriend, however, accused her of being a gold digger, despite his own refusal to contribute equally to household tasks.
—Darlin Tillery, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Another element of the defense’s strategy is to taint Ventura and other accusers and witnesses as being essentially gold diggers or star f*ckers looking to get ahead.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for gold digger
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“Gold digger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gold%20digger. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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