breadwinnern.

Brit.

/ˈbrɛdˌwɪnə/, U.S.

/ˈbrɛdˌwɪnər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bread n., winner n.

Etymology: < bread n. (compare sense 4b at that entry) + winner n.

1. A means of support, or of earning a living; a tool, skill, craft, etc., with which a person earns a living.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > [noun] > regular occupation, trade, or profession > livelihood

lifeOE

foodOE

livelihoodc1300

livingc1330

ploughc1390

purchasec1475

daily bread1526

being1570

governing1572

shift1572

supportation1576

thrift1579

livelihead1590

thrive1592

breadwinnera1614

subsistence1644

gain1655

bread and butter1691

through-bearing1705

bread1719

bread ticket1801

daily1817

lifehood1823

rice bowl1853

crust1916

a1614 J. Melville Autobiogr. & Diary (1842) 123 Thair bread-winner, thair honour, thair estimation, all was gean, giff Aristotle sould be sa owirharled.

1721 A. Ramsay Poems I. 292 Syne his Bread-winner [sc. his fiddle] out he'd bang, And fa' to Bumming.

1821 J. Galt Ann. Parish xviii. 174 An aged woman, who has but the distaff for her bread-winner.

1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. (1873) 1st Ser. 190 That art which was..the bread-winner alike for soul and body.

1902 Musician Nov. 396/1 (heading) The study of the violin as a breadwinner for girls.

2013 Cairns (Queensland) Post (Nexis) 21 June (Features section) 22 Agriculture, a stable breadwinner for the region, is shaping to be an even bigger contributor in the future.

2. A person whose earnings support his or her family, or other dependants.Now the usual sense.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > [noun] > one earning a living

winner1352

providerc1485

bread earner1602

breadwinner1783

bread artist1827

daily-breader1872

the mind > possession > supply > [noun] > provision of means of support or livelihood > one who

maintainera1450

provisora1475

provider1616

sustentationa1631

head-worker1640

support1677

breadwinner1783

family head2002

1783 T. Tod Observ. Dr. M'farlan's Inq. conc. State of Poor 75 We have the heartfelt satisfaction, of being the instruments of relieving from the bed of sickness and pain, the honest and industrious bread-winners to thousands of their innocent offspring.

1821 J. Galt Ann. Parish xvii. 162 What war is when it comes into our hearths, and among the breadwinners.

1920 C. Aronovici Housing & Housing Probl. v. 128 What proportion of the income of the main breadwinner is spent on rent?

2019 Ahmedabad Mirror (Nexis) 5 June The entire family is dependent on him as he is the sole breadwinner.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	breadwinner
释义	breadwinnern. Brit. /ˈbrɛdˌwɪnə/, U.S. /ˈbrɛdˌwɪnər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bread n., winner n. Etymology: < bread n. (compare sense 4b at that entry) + winner n. 1. A means of support, or of earning a living; a tool, skill, craft, etc., with which a person earns a living. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > [noun] > regular occupation, trade, or profession > livelihood lifeOE foodOE livelihoodc1300 livingc1330 ploughc1390 purchasec1475 daily bread1526 being1570 governing1572 shift1572 supportation1576 thrift1579 livelihead1590 thrive1592 breadwinnera1614 subsistence1644 gain1655 bread and butter1691 through-bearing1705 bread1719 bread ticket1801 daily1817 lifehood1823 rice bowl1853 crust1916 a1614 J. Melville Autobiogr. & Diary (1842) 123 Thair bread-winner, thair honour, thair estimation, all was gean, giff Aristotle sould be sa owirharled. 1721 A. Ramsay Poems I. 292 Syne his Bread-winner [sc. his fiddle] out he'd bang, And fa' to Bumming. 1821 J. Galt Ann. Parish xviii. 174 An aged woman, who has but the distaff for her bread-winner. 1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. (1873) 1st Ser. 190 That art which was..the bread-winner alike for soul and body. 1902 Musician Nov. 396/1 (heading) The study of the violin as a breadwinner for girls. 2013 Cairns (Queensland) Post (Nexis) 21 June (Features section) 22 Agriculture, a stable breadwinner for the region, is shaping to be an even bigger contributor in the future. 2. A person whose earnings support his or her family, or other dependants.Now the usual sense. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > [noun] > one earning a living winner1352 providerc1485 bread earner1602 breadwinner1783 bread artist1827 daily-breader1872 the mind > possession > supply > [noun] > provision of means of support or livelihood > one who maintainera1450 provisora1475 provider1616 sustentationa1631 head-worker1640 support1677 breadwinner1783 family head2002 1783 T. Tod Observ. Dr. M'farlan's Inq. conc. State of Poor 75 We have the heartfelt satisfaction, of being the instruments of relieving from the bed of sickness and pain, the honest and industrious bread-winners to thousands of their innocent offspring. 1821 J. Galt Ann. Parish xvii. 162 What war is when it comes into our hearths, and among the breadwinners. 1920 C. Aronovici Housing & Housing Probl. v. 128 What proportion of the income of the main breadwinner is spent on rent? 2019 Ahmedabad Mirror (Nexis) 5 June The entire family is dependent on him as he is the sole breadwinner. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1614
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