breadwinner

Betekenis (Engels)

The primary income-earner in a household.

Sinonieme

hard worker

able person

rice bin

biggest earner

bread earner

able man

Vertalings

soutien de famille

sostén de la familia

Geldverdiener

معيل

fleißiger Arbeiter

Brotverdiener

arbeitsamer Mensch

Reisbehälter

مَعِيل

Frekwensie

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/ˈbɹɛdˌwɪnɚ/
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

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

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