Meaning breadwinner
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breadwinner


also bread-winner, "one who supplies a living for others, especially a family," 1821, from the noun bread (probably in a literal sense) + winner, from win (v.) in its sense of "struggle [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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breadwinner


(n) one whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependents
Source: beedictionary.com




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