1informal An advocate of a single gold standard for currency.
〈非正式〉主张金本位者
Example sentencesExamples
All this happened despite a gold standard (which goldbugs always say is supposed to keep the bankers and politicians ‘honest’).
1.1A person favouring gold as an investment.
投资黄金的人
Example sentencesExamples
Investors wishing to become goldbugs should concentrate on unhedged mining companies in the global top 12, particularly Goldfields, Harmony and Durban Deep.
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another term for gold beetle
Definition of goldbug in US English:
goldbug
(also gold bug)
nounˈɡōldˌbəɡˈɡoʊldˌbəɡ
US
1informal An advocate of a single gold standard for currency.
〈非正式〉主张金本位者
Example sentencesExamples
All this happened despite a gold standard (which goldbugs always say is supposed to keep the bankers and politicians ‘honest’).
1.1A person favoring gold as an investment.
投资黄金的人
Example sentencesExamples
Investors wishing to become goldbugs should concentrate on unhedged mining companies in the global top 12, particularly Goldfields, Harmony and Durban Deep.