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gainseeker

gainseeker noun: a greedy person; one who seeks wealth or other personal benefit.

Noun

gainseeker (plural gainseekers)

  1. A greedy person; one who seeks wealth or other personal benefit.
    • Nevertheless, like everything else worth while, however sacred and precious and well-guarded, they have always been subject to attack, mostly by despoiling gainseekers, -- mischief-makers of every degree from Satan to supervisors, lumbermen, cattlemen, farmers, etc., eagerly trying to make...1908 January 4, John Muir, “The Hetch Hetchy Valley”, in Sierra Club Bulletin, volume VI, number 4

Forms of gainseeker

pluralgainseekers

Origin of gainseeker

From gain + seeker.

Questions about gainseeker

What does gainseeker mean?
Gainseeker means a greedy person; one who seeks wealth or other personal benefit.
What part of speech is gainseeker?
Gainseeker is a noun.
What is the plural of gainseeker?
The plural of gainseeker is gainseekers.

Words near gainseeker in the dictionary

  1. Gainsborough
  2. Gainsborough chair
  3. Gainsborough hat
  4. Gainsborough hats
  5. Gainsboroughs
  6. gainseeker
  7. gainseekers
  8. gainseeking
  9. gainset
  10. gainsets
  11. gainsetting

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