breadwinner
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bread·win·ner
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Definition of breadwinner
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: a means (such as a tool or craft) of livelihood
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: a member of a family whose wages supply its livelihood
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Other Words from breadwinner
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Examples of breadwinner in a Sentence
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Educational and professional advancements mean women are often the breadwinners of their families. — Claire Zillman, Fortune, "Jeffrey Epstein’s Death Victimizes His Accusers—Again: The Broadsheet," 12 Aug. 2019 Warren was a girl in middle school, living in Oklahoma City with her parents, when her father — the family breadwinner — had a sudden heart attack that left him unable to work. — Jeremy C. Fox, BostonGlobe.com, "Elizabeth Warren’s pitch: pragmatism from the heart," 27 July 2019 But that percentage falls by half for the spouses of the breadwinner. — Janna Herron, USA TODAY, "Doing this one thing with your Social Security could mean losing $100,000 in retirement," 28 June 2019 Her husband was not just the family’s sole breadwinner, but the only member of the family who could calm their son down. — Los Angeles Times, "A Mississippi church counts its missing after ICE raids: ‘This is a very dark moment’," 19 Aug. 2019 Following a formula well established in the first decade of television, the Jetsons are a family made up of a male breadwinner, female homemaker, and a pair of mischievous-yet-lovable children. — Joanna Scutts, Curbed, "The shows we’ve lived by," 14 Aug. 2019 Rose Holland is a doctor in a pediatric neurology ward who is the breadwinner in her family. — Michael Upchurch, BostonGlobe.com, "A cautionary tale, richly rooted in local color," 25 July 2019 She was inspired by her own mother, who served as both primary breadwinner and the person doing the majority of child care and housework. — Kara Carlson, Dallas News, "A company that wants to be a working parent's 'Uber for kids' just launched in Dallas," 19 July 2019 Black women are more likely to be breadwinners for their families and work more than almost any other set of women workers in America, including white women. — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Essence, "Elizabeth Warren On Valuing Black Women," 5 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'breadwinner.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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breadwinner
noun
English Language Learners Definition of breadwinner
: a person who earns money to support a family
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