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Synonyms for breadwinner


Grammar : Noun
Spell : bred-win-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbrɛdˌwɪn ər



Définition of breadwinner

Origin :
  • also bread-winner, "one who supplies a living for others, especially a family," 1821, from the noun bread (probably in a literal sense) + winner, from win (v.) in its sense of "struggle for, work at." Attested slightly earlier (1818) in sense "skill or art by which one makes a living." Not too far removed from the image at the root of lord (n.).
  • noun wage earner
Example sentences :
  • Yes, my father was aging fast, I would soon be the only breadwinner here.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • Where she is a breadwinner she wants equal pay for equal work.
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
  • She thought of Francois, who was the breadwinner, and of Felicite, who was blind.
  • Extract from : « The Elusive Pimpernel » by Baroness Emmuska Orczy
  • But when was a mere man (and breadwinner) considered at such times?
  • Extract from : « The Dew of Their Youth » by S. R. Crockett
  • The children were yet young, and depended on the breadwinner.
  • Extract from : « Sons and Lovers » by David Herbert Lawrence
  • It was well on to ten years she had been their capital and the breadwinner of the house.
  • Extract from : « Children of the Tenements » by Jacob A. Riis
  • The average earnings of the breadwinner of the family were about $165 a year.
  • Extract from : « The Spell of Belgium » by Isabel Anderson
  • He was useful too—indeed he was almost the breadwinner of the little party.
  • Extract from : « The Children's Pilgrimage » by L. T. Meade
  • In the city the breadwinner is a working man or an immigrant.
  • Extract from : « The Evolution of the Country Community » by Warren H. Wilson
  • The orphan and her breadwinner are being led to the marriage canopy in the graveyard!
  • Extract from : « Yiddish Tales » by Various

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