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bread·win·ner

(brĕd′wĭn′ər)

One whose earnings are the primary source of support for one's dependents.

bread·win′ning n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

breadwinner

(ˈbrɛdˌwɪnə)

a person supporting a family with his or her earnings

ˈbreadˌwinning n, adj

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

bread•win•ner

(ˈbrɛdˌwɪn ər)

n.

a person who earns a livelihood, esp. one who supports dependents.

[1810–20]

bread′win`ning, n.

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breadwinner - one whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependents

earner, wage earner - someone who earn wages in return for their labor

Translations

عائل الأسرة

živitel rodiny

familieforsørgerforsørger

Geldverdiener

soutien

kenyérkeresõ

fyrirvinna

capofamiglia

familieforsørgerforsørger

živiteľ rodiny

ailenin geçimini sağlayan kişiekmek parası kazanan

养家活口的人

breadwinner

[ˈbredˌwɪnəʳ] N → sostén m de la familia

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

breadwinner

[ˈbrɛdwɪnə^r] n → soutien m de famille

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

breadwinner

n → Ernährer(in) m(f), → Brotverdiener(in) m(f)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

breadwinner

[ˈbrɛdˌwɪnəʳ] n → chi mantiene la famiglia, chi porta i soldi a casa (fam)

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bread

(bred) noun

1. a type of food made of flour or meal baked. bread and butter.

2. one's living. This is how I earn my daily bread.

ˈbreadcrumbs noun plural

very tiny pieces of bread. Dip the fish in egg and breadcrumbs.

ˈbreadwinner noun

a person who earns money to keep a family. When her husband died she had to become the breadwinner.

bread and butter

(a way of earning) one's living. Writing novels is my bread and butter.

on the breadline

with barely enough to live on. The widow and her children are on the breadline.

bread and butter takes a singular verb.

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