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noun
A person who eagerly seeks wealth without working to earn it, especially in an adventurous way or in an unsavory or unscrupulous way such as through marriage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a person who seeks wealth through marriage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker
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