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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBreadwinner
/ˈbrɛdˌwɪn.ər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who earns money to support a family.
"In many families, the father is often seen as the breadwinner." - 2
The main source of financial support for a household.
"After losing his job, he struggled to maintain his role as the breadwinner."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'breadwinner' originates from the combination of 'bread', which has been used since Old English to refer to food or sustenance, and 'winner', derived from the Old English 'winnan', meaning to strive or labor. The phrase evolved in the late 19th century to denote the primary income earner in a household.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Breadwinner" is said worldwide
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가장
Transliteration: gajang
"그는 가족의 가장이다."
कमाई करने वाला
Transliteration: kamā'ī karne vālā
"वह परिवार का कमाई करने वाला है।"
gagne-pain
Transliteration: ɡaɲ.pɛ̃
"Il est le gagne-pain de sa famille."
Familienernährer
Transliteration: faˈmiːli̯ənˌɛʁnɛːʁɐ
"Er ist der Familienernährer."
sostenitore
Transliteration: sosteˈnitore
"È il sostenitore della sua famiglia."
sustentador
Transliteration: sus.ten.taˈðor
"Él es el sustentador de su familia."
ganha-pão
Transliteration: ˈɡɐɲɐˈpɐ̃w
"Ele é o ganha-pão da família."
养家者
Transliteration: yǎngjiā zhě
"他是家庭的养家者。"
家計の支え
Transliteration: kakei no sasae
"彼は家計の支えです。"
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