gold digger

noun
1.
a person who seeks or digs for gold in a gold field.
2.
Informal. a woman who associates with or marries a man chiefly for material gain.
Origin
1820-30, Americanism
British Dictionary definitions for gold-digger

gold-digger

noun
1.
a person who prospects or digs for gold
2.
(informal) a woman who uses her sexual attractions to accumulate gifts and wealth or advance her social position
Derived Forms
gold-digging, noun
Word Origin and History for gold-digger

gold digger

n.

also gold-digger, "woman who pursues men for their money," first recorded 1915. Literal sense attested from 1830.

Slang definitions & phrases for gold-digger

gold-digger

noun

A woman who uses her charms and favors to get money, presents, etc, from wealthy men: Lorelei Lee, the crazy-like-a-fox gold-digger (1920+)