"fame digger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fame diggers [plural]
Etymology: From fame + digger, in analogy with gold digger. Head templates: {{en-noun}} fame digger (plural fame diggers)
  1. (figuratively, derogatory) A person (usually female) who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain fame. Tags: derogatory, figuratively Hypernyms: hypergamist (english: see also Thesaurus:hypergamist) Related terms: fame whore (english: not always differentiated), famous for being famous, gold digger
    Sense id: en-fame_digger-en-noun-ZhotIAxa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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