breadwinner
Meaning
The primary income-earner in a household.
Synonyms
hard worker
able person
rice bin
biggest earner
bread earner
able man
Translations
kostwinner
soutien de famille
sostén de la familia
Geldverdiener
معيل
suport fleißiger Arbeiter Brotverdiener arbeitsamer Mensch Reisbehälter مَعِيلFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɹɛdˌwɪnɚ/
Etymology
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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