breadwinner

Signification (Anglais)

The primary income-earner in a household.

Concepts

soutien de famille

travailleur acharné

personne compétente

Synonymes

hard worker

able person

rice bin

biggest earner

bread earner

able man

Traductions

Geldverdiener

sostén de la familia

معيل

مَعِيل

معيل، كاسب الرزق، عائل، مورد رزق

Ernährer der Familie

Brotverdiener

fleißiger Arbeiter

arbeitsamer Mensch

Reisbehälter

Fréquence

38k
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈbɹɛdˌwɪnɚ/
Étymologie (Anglais)

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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