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单词 moneygrubbing
释义

money-grubber

noun

mon·​ey-grub·​ber ˈmə-nē-ˌgrə-bər How to pronounce money-grubber (audio)
: a person bent on accumulating money
moneygrubbing
ˈmə-nē-ˌgrə-biŋ How to pronounce money-grubber (audio)
adjective or noun

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined above

moneygrubbing

adjective

as in greedy
having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions works two jobs to satisfy his moneygrubbing wife

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • greedy
  • avaricious
  • mercenary
  • grasping
  • acquisitive
  • eager
  • covetous
  • desirous
  • avid
  • coveting
  • rapacious
  • materialistic
  • miserly
  • grabby
  • discontented
  • discontent
  • egocentric
  • piggish
  • ravenous
  • piggy
  • egotistical
  • swinish
  • devouring
  • insatiable
  • gluttonous
  • egotistic
  • commercialistic
  • gobbling
  • hoggish
  • malcontent
  • egoistical
  • lickerish
  • philistine
  • itchy
  • self-centered
  • egoistic
  • voracious
  • unsatisfied
  • grudging
  • resentful
  • unquenchable
  • begrudging
  • self-seeking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • liberal
  • altruistic
  • charitable
  • selfless
  • magnanimous
  • generous
  • unselfish
  • controlled
  • munificent
  • handsome
  • bountiful
  • bounteous
  • restrained
  • nonmaterialistic
  • moderate
  • unsparing
  • content
  • openhanded
  • temperate
  • openhearted
  • freehanded
  • satisfied
  • sated
  • greathearted
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