money-grub
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money-grub — … Useful english dictionary
money — (n.) mid 13c., coinage, metal currency, from O.Fr. monoie money, coin, currency; change (Mod.Fr. monnaie), from L. moneta place for coining money, mint; coined money, money, coinage, from Moneta, a title or surname of the Roman goddess Juno, in… … Etymology dictionary
grub-street — Grub Street, 1. a former street in London, where struggling writers lived (now caed Milton Street). 2. writers who write merely to earn money; hack writers: »He [Balzac] served a long apprenticeship in the labyrinth of Grub Street (Listener).… … Useful english dictionary
grub|stake — «GRUHB STAYK», noun, verb, staked, stak|ing. Informal. –n. food, equipment, and money supplied to a prospector on the condition of sharing in whatever he finds. –v.t. to supply with a grubstake. ╂[American English < grub provide with food +… … Useful english dictionary
money-grubber — [mun′ē grub΄ər] n. a person who is greedily intent on accumulating money money grubbing adj., n. * * * … Universalium
money-grubber — [mun′ē grub΄ər] n. a person who is greedily intent on accumulating money money grubbing adj., n … English World dictionary
Grub Street — n. (often attrib.) the world or class of literary hacks and impoverished authors. Etymology: name of a street (later Milton St.) in Moorgate, London, inhabited by these in the 17th c. * * * noun the world of literary hacks • Hypernyms: ↑world,… … Useful english dictionary
grub — grubber, n. /grub/, n., v., grubbed, grubbing. n. 1. the thick bodied, sluggish larva of several insects, as of a scarab beetle. 2. a dull, plodding person; drudge. 3. an unkempt person. 4. Slang. food; victuals. 5. any remaining roots or stumps… … Universalium
money-grubber — mon|ey grub|ber [ mʌni ,grʌbər ] adjective AMERICAN INFORMAL someone who is very interested in getting money ╾ mon|ey grub|bing [ mʌni ,grʌbıŋ ] adjective … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
New Grub Street — Author(s) George Gissing … Wikipedia
White grub — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
