"gold digger" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɡəʊld ˈdɪɡə(ɹ)/ Forms: gold diggers [plural]
Etymology: Literal sense from 1830s, figurative sense (woman who seeks money in a relationship) from 1915. Head templates: {{en-noun}} gold digger (plural gold diggers)
  1. Someone who digs or mines for gold. Categories (topical): Gold, People Synonyms: gold miner, gold-digger, golddigger Translations (someone who digs or mines for gold): златотърсач (zlatotǎrsač) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 淘金者 (táojīnzhě) (Chinese Mandarin), guldgraver [common-gender] (Danish), goudzoeker [masculine] (Dutch), gouddelver [masculine] (Dutch), orserĉisto (Esperanto), orfosisto (Esperanto), kullankaivaja (Finnish), chercheur d’or (French), Goldgräber [masculine] (German), Goldgräberin [feminine] (German), χρυσοθήρας (chrysothíras) [masculine] (Greek), aranyásó (Hungarian), cercatore d'oro [masculine] (Italian), 金採掘者 (kin saikutsu-sha) (Japanese), gullgraver [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), gullgravar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), آلتونجی (altıncı) (Ottoman Turkish), poszukiwacz złota [masculine] (Polish), золотоиска́тель (zolotoiskátelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), стара́тель (starátelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), excavador de oro (Spanish), excavadora de oro [feminine] (Spanish), guldgrävare [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-gold_digger-en-noun-TIPdCDyS Disambiguation of People: 68 32 Disambiguation of 'someone who digs or mines for gold': 93 7
  2. (figuratively, derogatory) A person (usually female) who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain wealth. Tags: derogatory, figuratively Categories (topical): Stock characters Synonyms: fortune hunter Translations (person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money and/or material goods, power): 拜金女 (bàijīn nǚ) [feminine] (Chinese Mandarin), 拜金男 (bàijīn nán) [masculine] (Chinese Mandarin), zlatokopka [feminine] (Czech), golddigger [common-gender] (Danish), geldwolf [masculine] (Dutch), onnenonkija [feminine, masculine] (Finnish), michetonneuse [feminine] (French), michto [slang] (French), croqueuse de diamants [feminine] (French), Abzockerbraut [feminine, slang] (German), 金魚の糞 (kingyo no fun) (alt: きんぎょのふん) (Japanese), 꽃뱀 (kkotbaem) [feminine] (Korean), barakuda [feminine] (Lithuanian), спонзо́рџика (sponzórdžika) [feminine] (Macedonian), pisau cukur (english: "razor blade", alluded by its purpose of shaving a man's facial hair) (Malay), naciągaczka [feminine] (Polish), interesseira [feminine] (Portuguese), interesseiro [masculine] (Portuguese), caça-dotes [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), охо́тница за деньга́ми (oxótnica za denʹgámi) [feminine] (Russian), авантюристка (avantjuristka) (Russian), спонзоруша (sponzoruša) (Serbo-Croatian), zlatokopka [feminine] (Slovak), chapiadora [feminine] (Spanish), cazafortunas [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), cafiche [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), trepador [masculine] (Spanish), lycksökerska (Swedish), lycksökare (Swedish), người đào mỏ [feminine, masculine] (Vietnamese)
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          "ref": "2009, Rajen Persaud, Why Black Men Love White Women, Simon and Schuster, page 189",
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          "sense": "person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money and/or material goods, power",
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            "feminine"
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "охо́тница за деньга́ми"
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          "word": "авантюристка"
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          "sense": "person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money and/or material goods, power",
          "tags": [
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          "_dis1": "9 91",
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          "sense": "person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money and/or material goods, power",
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          "sense": "person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money and/or material goods, power",
          "word": "lycksökerska"
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          "word": "lycksökare"
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          "code": "vi",
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          "sense": "person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money and/or material goods, power",
          "tags": [
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "người đào mỏ"
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}
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          "ref": "2009, Rajen Persaud, Why Black Men Love White Women, Simon and Schuster, page 189",
          "text": "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.",
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      "word": "златотърсач"
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      "roman": "táojīnzhě",
      "sense": "someone who digs or mines for gold",
      "word": "淘金者"
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "someone who digs or mines for gold",
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      "sense": "someone who digs or mines for gold",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "goudzoeker"
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      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "someone who digs or mines for gold",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "someone who digs or mines for gold",
      "word": "orserĉisto"
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      "word": "orfosisto"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "someone who digs or mines for gold",
      "word": "kullankaivaja"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "someone who digs or mines for gold",
      "word": "chercheur d’or"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "someone who digs or mines for gold",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "someone who digs or mines for gold",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Goldgräberin"
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "someone who digs or mines for gold",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "χρυσοθήρας"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "someone who digs or mines for gold",
      "word": "aranyásó"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "someone who digs or mines for gold",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cercatore d'oro"
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kin saikutsu-sha",
      "sense": "someone who digs or mines for gold",
      "word": "金採掘者"
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      "code": "nb",
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      "sense": "someone who digs or mines for gold",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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      "sense": "someone who digs or mines for gold",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "someone who digs or mines for gold",
      "word": "آلتونجی"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "someone who digs or mines for gold",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "poszukiwacz złota"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "zolotoiskátelʹ",
      "sense": "someone who digs or mines for gold",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "золотоиска́тель"
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      "word": "стара́тель"
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      "sense": "someone who digs or mines for gold",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money and/or material goods, power",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "bàijīn nán",
      "sense": "person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money and/or material goods, power",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "拜金男"
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      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money and/or material goods, power",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "zlatokopka"
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money and/or material goods, power",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money and/or material goods, power",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "geldwolf"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money and/or material goods, power",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "onnenonkija"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money and/or material goods, power",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "michetonneuse"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money and/or material goods, power",
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      "word": "michto"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money and/or material goods, power",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "croqueuse de diamants"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money and/or material goods, power",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "Abzockerbraut"
    },
    {
      "alt": "きんぎょのふん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kingyo no fun",
      "sense": "person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money and/or material goods, power",
      "word": "金魚の糞"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "kkotbaem",
      "sense": "person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money and/or material goods, power",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "꽃뱀"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money and/or material goods, power",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "barakuda"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "sponzórdžika",
      "sense": "person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money and/or material goods, power",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "спонзо́рџика"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
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      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money and/or material goods, power",
      "word": "pisau cukur"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money and/or material goods, power",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "naciągaczka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money and/or material goods, power",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "interesseira"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money and/or material goods, power",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "interesseiro"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money and/or material goods, power",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "caça-dotes"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "oxótnica za denʹgámi",
      "sense": "person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money and/or material goods, power",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "охо́тница за деньга́ми"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "avantjuristka",
      "sense": "person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money and/or material goods, power",
      "word": "авантюристка"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "roman": "sponzoruša",
      "sense": "person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money and/or material goods, power",
      "word": "спонзоруша"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money and/or material goods, power",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zlatokopka"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money and/or material goods, power",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "chapiadora"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money and/or material goods, power",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cazafortunas"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money and/or material goods, power",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cafiche"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money and/or material goods, power",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "trepador"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money and/or material goods, power",
      "word": "lycksökerska"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money and/or material goods, power",
      "word": "lycksökare"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain money and/or material goods, power",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "người đào mỏ"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "gold digger"
  ],
  "word": "gold digger"
}

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