Meaning of "fortune-hunter" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF FORTUNE-HUNTER

fortune-hunter

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORTUNE-HUNTER

Fortune-Hunter is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FORTUNE-HUNTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fortune-hunter in the English dictionary

The definition of fortune-hunter in the dictionary is a person who seeks to secure a fortune, esp through marriage.

TRANSLATION OF FORTUNE-HUNTER

Find out the translation of fortune-hunter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of fortune-hunter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fortune-hunter» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 财富猎人
• Translator English - Spanish: cazafortunas
• English: fortune-hunter
• Translator English - Hindi: भाग्य शिकारी
• Translator English - Arabic: ثروة صياد
• Translator English - Russian: состояние - охотник
• Translator English - Portuguese: caçador de fortunas
• Translator English - Bengali: ভাগ্য-শিকারী
• Translator English - French: fortune -hunter
• Translator English - Malay: Nasib pemburu
• Translator English - German: Mitgiftjäger
• Translator English - Japanese: 占いハンター
• Translator English - Korean: 행운 사냥꾼
• Translator English - Javanese: Tukang rejeki
• Translator English - Vietnamese: tài sản -hunter
• Translator English - Tamil: குறி-வேட்டையாடி
• Translator English - Marathi: भाग्य-शिकारी
• Translator English - Turkish: fal avcı
• Translator English - Italian: fortune- hunter
• Translator English - Polish: fortune- hunter
• Translator English - Ukrainian: стан - мисливець
• Translator English - Romanian: vânător de zestre
• Translator English - Greek: τύχη - hunter
• Translator English - Afrikaans: fortuin - jagter
• Translator English - Swedish: lycksökare
• Translator English - Norwegian: formue -hunter

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORTUNE-HUNTER»

Discover the use of fortune-hunter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fortune-hunter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Diary of a Fortune Hunter

Diary of a Fortune Hunter is a week-by-week guide to building your multi-million pound entrepreneurial empire, broken down into a 52-week diary planner.

Lyndon Wood, 2012

The Fortune Hunter

Amy de Lacy tries to catch a rich husband to support herself and her sisters, but she falls for a man too poor to provide for her and too proud to love her

Jo Beverley, 1992

The Fortune Hunter

New York's most fashionable medium, Lavinia Murphy, guards her past and her identity, but Edward Stuyvesant-French, the illegitimate son of a wealthy client, has sworn to ruin her and she is forced to strike a deal that will plunge her into ...

Meagan McKinney, 1998

The Fortune Hunter

Describes the brutal murder of multimillionaire Steven Beard, Jr., as part of a conspiracy plot between his new young wife, Celeste, and her lesbian lover, Tracey Tarlton, and the sensational trial that brought the two women to justice.

Suzy Spencer, 2004

Fortune Hunter's Hero (Mills & Boon Intrigue)

When Buck Wyatt and his sisters inherit Broken Arrow Ranch, it comes with a catch: One of them has to be on the premises at all times for one year, or they'll lose it.

Linda Turner, 2012

Fortune's Hunter

Blush sensuality level: This is a sweet romance (kisses only, no sexual content).

Janice Bennett, 2012

Miss Winbolt and the Fortune Hunter

Respected spinster Miss Emily Winbolt, so cool and cynical with would-be suitors, puts her reputation at risk after tumbling into a stranger's arms.

Sylvia Andrew, 2011

The Fortune Hunter

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Jasmine Haynes, 2007

The Fortune Hunter

Short excerpt: He wore a pearl-gray soft hat with rakish brim and it was set with suspicious carelessness upon bright blue and seemed to blazon a fiery sentimental nature.

David Graham Phillips, 2008

The Fortune Hunter: A German Prince in Regency England

The two decades after Waterloo marked the great age of foreign fortune hunters in England.

Peter James Bowman, 2010

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORTUNE-HUNTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fortune-hunter is used in the context of the following news items.

Chemistry, comedy combine in 'Shrew'

Enter boastful fortune-hunter Petruchio (Vaughn, in hilariously obnoxious form), who's “come to wive it wealthily in Padua” and is only too ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jul 15»

Stratford's She Stoops to Conquer surprises with a return to its roots …

Tyrone Savage makes Hastings, her lover and Marlow's travelling companion, a decent cross between fine gentleman and fortune-hunter; the ... «National Post, Jun 15»

The Apricot in Brilliant Bloom

It was love at first sight and they fell in love with each other passionately, although many people told her that he was just a fortune-hunter. «Viet Nam News, Jun 15»

100 years since the birth of Orson Welles—Part 2

... calls him an ogre “capable of anything”—Arkadin hires an American cigarette smuggler and fortune-hunter, Guy Van Stratten (Robert Arden), ... «World Socialist Web Site, Jun 15»

St George's Day brings English fans to the City

It's been a week of highs and lows for insurance broker and self-described “fortune-hunter” Lyndon Wood. On Tuesday, he announced the ... «City A.M., Apr 15»

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Fortune Hunter Edition)

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is the story of Nathan Drake, a fortune-hunter with a shady reputation and an even shadier past who is lured back into the ... «Gamespy.com, Oct 09»