widow-hunter

noun

Somebody who seeks to marry a widow for her money.

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Meanings

nounwidow-hunter (plural widow-hunters)

plural widow-hunters

  1. Somebody who seeks to marry a widow for her money.

Origin

From widow + hunter.

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APA

widow-hunter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/widow-hunter

MLA

“widow-hunter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/widow-hunter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “widow-hunter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/widow-hunter.

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