breadwinner

CEFRC1

/ˈbɹɛdˌwɪnɚ/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who earns money to support a family.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The primary income-earner in a household.

Examples

  • Tom is the only breadwinner in the family.

  • She's the breadwinner in this family.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

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In context

  • My father is the breadwinner.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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