Breadwinner Definition

brĕdwĭnər
breadwinners
noun
A working person whose earnings support his or her dependents.
Webster's New World

The primary income-earner in a household.

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Noun

Singular:
breadwinner
Plural:
breadwinners

Origin of Breadwinner

  • From bread +‎ winner, where to win = to earn. Compare West Frisian breawinning (“livelihood”, literally “bread-winning”).

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Breadwinner Sentence Examples

  • Women were quite often left to bring up children with the eldest son the main breadwinner.

  • She was the only breadwinner left to the household.

  • Matrimony may be postponed, or, when entered upon, may be rendered a lighter burden upon the breadwinner.

  • Two years ago, her father, the sole breadwinner died of AIDS.

  • The amount of money the primary breadwinner from the marriage earns can greatly influence the eventual amount of alimony the other partner is awarded.

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Words Starting With

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RERNER

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