After his divorce, he became very cautious to avoid dating gold-diggers who only cared about his wealth.

gold-diggers 是由 gold（金子）和 digger（挖掘者）组成的复合词。gold 象征财富，digger 指"挖掘的人"，合起来字面意思是"挖金子的人"。 在俚语中，gold-digger 比喻那些专门追求有钱人、只图对方钱财的人，中文常译为"拜金女"或"淘金者"。这个词带有贬义，形容为了金钱而与人交往的行为。