gold digger

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Someone who digs or mines for gold. literally
  2. A person, especially a woman, who cultivates a personal relationship with someone in order to attain wealth. derogatory,figuratively
    — If she sends her son for the money she is a gold digger, and if she sends her daughter, she is a gold digger teaching her daughter how to be a gold digger—two offenses for the price of one. Whether it is the misinterpretation of the hustle, recognizing the game, or asking for legitimate funds for child care, the black woman is often seen as a gold digger.

词形变化

gold diggers plural gold-digger alternative golddigger alternative

词源

Literal sense is from c. the 1830s; the figurative sense (a woman who seeks money in a relationship) is from 1915.
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