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noun
A person with a particularly great enthusiasm for investing in gold (the metal).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Topics: business, finance
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A person who is opposed to fiat currency and supports a return to the gold standard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Topics: economics, sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A person who collects gold items.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A particularly great enthusiasm for gold — whether as an investment, a hoard, a collectible, or otherwise — portrayed figuratively as an arthropod that bites people and infects them, causing a mental illness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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