fortune hunting
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The act of seeking wealth without working to earn it, especially in an unscrupulous way such as through marriage.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "No doubt the fellow was very useful to her. But you could have knocked us all down with a feather when, three months ago, she suddenly announced that she and Alfred were engaged! The fellow must be at least twenty years younger than she is! It’s simply bare-faced fortune hunting; but there you are—she is her own mistress, and she’s married him."