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Breadwinner   /brˈɛdwˌɪnər/   Listen
Breadwinner

noun
1.
One whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependents.





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... her immurement in the dreadful sub-cellar, Louise became the Frochards' breadwinner. Her pathetic blindness, lovely face and form, and sweet young voice attracted sympathy from each passer-by. The offerings all went into the capacious pocket of La Frochard, whence indeed most of them were stolen or cajoled by her worthless scamp ...
— Orphans of the Storm • Henry MacMahon


Words linked to "Breadwinner" :   earner, wage earner


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