"gold-digging" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: golddigging [alternative], gold digging [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} gold-digging (not comparable)
  1. Occupying oneself as a gold-digger, cultivating a personal relationship to attain wealth. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-gold-digging-en-adj-p1kEz8EY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 30 15 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 33 5 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 31 5 6

Noun

Forms: gold-diggings [plural], golddigging [alternative], gold digging [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gold-digging (plural gold-diggings)
  1. (literally) The act of prospecting or excavating for gold. Tags: literally
    Sense id: en-gold-digging-en-noun-KE7yZMof
  2. (figuratively) The behavior of a person, often a woman, who uses a relationship to gain wealth and material benefits. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-gold-digging-en-noun-O0b5LMNy

Verb

Forms: golddigging [alternative], gold digging [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} gold-digging
  1. simple past and past participle of gold-dig Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: gold-dig
    Sense id: en-gold-digging-en-verb-soyOpwbI

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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