Noun: gold digger gówld di-gu(r)
- A woman who associates with or marries a rich man in order to get valuables from him through gifts or a divorce settlement
"She was accused of being a gold digger when she married the elderly millionaire"
- A miner who digs or pans for gold in a gold field
"The gold digger spent hours sifting through river sediment";
- gold miner, gold panner
Derived forms: gold diggers
Type of: adult female, miner, mineworker, woman
Encyclopedia: Gold digger