fortune hunter

Example Sentences

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He was looked upon with suspicion by some in the court, as something of an adventurer, as perhaps a fortune hunter.

From BBC

The waste they leave behind draws the informal fortune hunters known locally as “yay ma hsay”, or “the unwashed”.

From Reuters

Leave aside the inconvenient fact that bats do not actually build nests - this has not prevented fortune hunters from disturbing habitats to look for it.

From BBC

By 1897, the Great Klondike Gold Rush was on, and thousands of fortune hunters were stampeding into Seattle, headed north.

From Seattle Times

Parada, a longtime fortune hunter, reportedly became interested in the legend in 1975 after hearing it from a man who walked into the furniture store where he had worked.

From Fox News