breadwinnernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbredˌwɪn.ər/us/ˈbredˌwɪn.ɚ/the member of a family who earns the money that the family needs:
Men are often expected to be the breadwinner in a family.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Earning money
- bank
- base pay
- be quids in idiom
- black money
- blast
- bread
- bread and butter
- bring sth in
- danger money
- draw
- earn
- fundraiser
- honorarium
- income
- money for old rope idiom
- payday
- payroll
- pickings
- strike pay
- venal
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