- bread·win·ner
- /ˈbrɛdˌwınɚ/ noun, pl -ners [count]: a person who earns money to support a family
He had always been the (family) breadwinner.
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bread|win|ner — «BREHD WIHN uhr», noun. 1. a) a person who earns a living for himself and those dependent on him: »No fewer than 735,000 moved from the unemployed list to jobs, 452,000 of them married men in the vital family breadwinner category (Time). b) a… … Useful english dictionary
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breadwinner — bread|win|ner [ bred,wınər ] noun count the person who earns the money to support a family … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Breadwinner — Bread win ner (br[e^]d w[i^]n n[ e]r), n. The member of a family whose labor supplies the food of the family; one who works for his living. H. Spencer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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