glory-hunter

plural glory-hunters

1. alternativeAlternative form of glory hunter.

   Some United fans are bound to regard the campaign as antagonistic as it appears to be a reference to long-running claims by City supporters that a significant proportion of the Old Trafford club's following is made up of glory-hunters from the south of England.

   2005 September 26, Ian Burrell, “Are you local? City takes on United's 'foreign legion'”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Jul 2022

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   Arsenal Nugget has gone quiet, but the wider collection of Arsenal Nuggets shout "hooooooof" when a defender does just that. Either they have very short memories or - and this couldn't possibly be the case - most of them are glory-hunters who only discovered football in 1998.

   2008 December 21, Rob Smyth, “Emmanuel Adebayor was sent off in strange circumstances, but Arsenal held on for a draw”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2025

   For many years, just about the only straw City’s supporters could clutch was the idea that they remained a true Manchester club – in outlook and in appeal – while United had become something else, a vehicle for glory-hunters not just in the south of England but far beyond.

   2019 December 9, Oliver Kay, Matt Slater, “Who runs Manchester now?”, in The Athletic, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2025