diamond-digger:

Or: gold-digger , a woman who seeks the company and support of rich, older men; a woman who accepts expensive gifts from older men in exchange for her company and favors.

Quote: Lady Lou (Mae West) in She Done Him Wrong (1933) ' Diamonds is my career .' And: ' No gold-digging for me. I take diamonds . We may be off the gold standard someday .'

See Also: boudoir bandit, diamond-digger, digger, girl on the gold standard, gold-digger, gold-miner, whore's diamond

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