Breadwinner

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One whose earnings are the primary source of support for one's dependents.
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  • n. The primary income-earner in a household
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The member of a family whose labor supplies the food of the family; one who works for his living.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One who earns a livelihood for himself and those dependent upon him: usually restricted to one who is directly dependent upon his earnings from day to day or from week to week.
  • n. That by means of which one earns one's bread.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. one whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependents
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    earner    wage earner   
    Form
    breadwinning   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    funder    tavernkeeper    proprietorships    guildmaster    caregiver   
     
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