breadwinner

Mane (Îngilîzî)

The primary income-earner in a household.

Hevwate

provider

supporter

toiler

hard worker

able person

rice bin

biggest earner

bread earner

meal ticket

worker

able man

Werger

kostwinner

soutien de famille

Ernährer

gagne-pain

sostén de la familia

broodwinner

Geldverdiener

معيل

soutien

suport

fleißiger Arbeiter

Brotverdiener

arbeitsamer Mensch

Reisbehälter

مَعِيل

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ˈbɹɛdˌwɪnɚ/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Hevwate bi frîsî: breawinning

Hevwate bi holendî: broodwinning

In summary

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