goldbug
/ˈɡoʊldbʌɡ/
noun
- A person who strongly supports the gold standard or investing in gold, often believing gold is the safest asset.
- My uncle is a goldbug who keeps most of his savings in gold coins.
- The goldbug argued that the economy would collapse without the gold standard.
- Goldbugs often predict inflation will make paper money worthless.
- A small beetle with a shiny golden color, also called the golden tortoise beetle.
- A goldbug landed on the leaf, its shell gleaming in the sunlight.
- The goldbug's color can change from gold to reddish when disturbed.
- Children in the garden tried to catch the goldbug as it crawled along the stem.