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bread·win·ner

(brĕd′wĭn′ər)
n.
One whose earnings are the primary source of support for one's dependents.
bread·win′ning n.
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breadwinner

(ˈbrɛdˌwɪnə)
n
a person supporting a family with his or her earnings
ˈbreadˌwinning n, adj
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bread•win•ner

(ˈbrɛdˌwɪn ər)

n.
a person who earns a livelihood, esp. one who supports dependents.
[1810–20]
bread′win`ning, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. breadwinner - one whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependents
earner, wage earner - someone who earn wages in return for their labor
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Translations
عائل الأسرة
živitel rodiny
familieforsørgerforsørger
kenyérkeresõ
fyrirvinna
živiteľ rodiny
ailenin geçimini sağlayan kişiekmek parası kazanan

breadwinner

[ˈbredˌwɪnəʳ] N → sostén m de la familia
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breadwinner

[ˈbrɛdwɪnər] n → soutien m de famille
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

breadwinner

n → Ernährer(in) m(f), → Brotverdiener(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

breadwinner

[ˈbrɛdˌwɪnəʳ] n → chi mantiene la famiglia, chi porta i soldi a casa (fam)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bread

(bred) noun
1. a type of food made of flour or meal baked. bread and butter. brood خبز хляб pão chléb das Brot brød ψωμί pan leib نان leipä pain לחם रोटी kruh kenyér roti brauð pane パン 빵 duona maize roti brood brød chleb ډوډی pão pâine хлеб chlieb kruh hleb bröd ขนมปัง ekmek 麵包 хліб روٹی bánh mỳ 面包
2. one's living. This is how I earn my daily bread. lewensbestaan, broodwinning رزق، قوت прехрана pão živobytí der Lebensunterhalt daglige brød τα προς το ζην pan, las habichuelas leib معاش elanto pain פרנסה जीविका, रोजी zarada megélhetés nafkah viðurværi pane 生計 생계 duona, pragyvenimas iztika; dienišķā maize sumber pendapatan brood livets opphold utrzymanie معاش pão pâine средства к существованию živobytie kruh život levebröd ชีวิตความเป็นอยู่; อาชีพ geçim 生計 шматок хліба, засоби для існування روزی kế sinh nhai 生计
ˈbreadcrumbs noun plural
very tiny pieces of bread. Dip the fish in egg and breadcrumbs. broodkrummels فتات خبز трохи farelo de pão strouhanka das Brotkrümel, das Paniermehl brødkrummer; rasp ψίχουλα pan rallado leivapuru خرده نان leivänmurut miette de pain, chapelure פְּרוּרֵי לֶחֶם फुलके का भीतरी भाग mrvice kruha morzsa tepung roti, remah roti brauðmylsna, rasp pane grattugiato, pangrattato パン粉 빵 부스러기 malti džiuvėsėliai (maizes) drupatas serbuk roti broodkruimels brødsmuler bułka tarta د ډوډی ټوټی pão ralado firimituri/miez de pâine панировочные сухари chlebové omrvinky; strúhanka drobtine mrvice hleba brödsmulor, ströbröd ขนมปังชิ้นเล็กมาก ekmek kırıntıları 麵包屑 хлібні крихти ڈبل روٹی کے ٹکڑے bánh mỳ vụn 面包屑
ˈbreadwinner noun
a person who earns money to keep a family. When her husband died she had to become the breadwinner. broodwinner, koswinner عائل الأسرة човек, който работи. за да изхранва семейство sustento živitel rodiny der Geldverdiener forsørger; familieforsørger το πρόσωπο που κερδίζει χρήματα στην οικογένεια, κουβαλητής sostén perekonna toitja نان آور خانواده؛ کفیل elättäjä soutien מפרנס कमाने वाला hranitelj kenyérkereső pencari nafkah fyrirvinna (chi guadagna il pane per sé e la propria famiglia) 一家の稼ぎ手 가족 부양자 duondavys, šeimos maitintojas apgādnieks; maizes pelnītājs pencari nafkah kostwinner familieforsørger żywiciel (rodziny) د کور کفیل، د کور ګټونکی sustento persoană care întreţine familia кормилец živiteľ rodiny hranilec hranilac porodice familjeförsörjare ผู้หาเลี้ยงครอบครัว ekmek parası kazanan, ailenin geçimini sağlayan kişi 掙錢養家的人 годувальник; джерело існування کنبہ پرور ، کمانے والا lao động chính 养家活口的人
bread and butter
(a way of earning) one's living. Writing novels is my bread and butter. brood en botter, bestaan, broodwinning رزق، اسباب العيش изкарване на прехраната ganha-pão obživa der Lebensunterhalt levebrød κύρια πηγή εισοδήματος sustento, forma de ganarse la vida leivatöö منبع درآمد leipätyö gagne-pain לחם וחמאה, פרנסה जीविकोपार्जन का तरीका svakodnevni „kenyér" mata pencaharian lífsviðurværi mezzo di sussistenza 生計 호구지책 duona, pragyvenimo šaltinis, pragyvenimas maizes darbs sumber pendapatan levensonderhoud levebrød środki utrzymania د درآمد سرچینه ganha-pão slujbă, meserie средства к существованию obživa, jedlo zaslužek živeti od arbete för brödfödan แหล่งรายได้ geçim yolu 生計,謀生方式 засоби для існування روزی کمانے کا طریقہ kế sinh nhai 生计
on the breadline
with barely enough to live on. The widow and her children are on the breadline. broodlyn, bestaansminimum بالكاد لديه ما يعتاش عليه، معتاش على المساعدة الحكوميه много беден na pobreza na mizině, existenční minimum auf Nahrungsmittelverteilung angewiesen sultegrænse που φυτοζωεί vivir en la miseria, no tener pan que llevarse a la boca toimetuleku piiril در مضیقه؛ مستضعف tulla hädin tuskin toimeen être sans le sou עֲנִי מָרוּד अत्यन्त गरीब red za besplatne obroke hrane a létminimumon miskin sekali við fátækramörk (poverissimo) 食うや食わずで 매우 가난한 ant skurdo ribos, pusbadžiu būt ļoti trūcīgam / pusbadā cukup-cukup makan behoeftig på eksistensminimum; i kø for gratis mat na granicy nędzy مستضعف na pobreza sărac lipit (pământului) в тяжёлом материальном положении na mizine na robu preživetja na ivici bede på existensminimum, på svältgränsen แทบไม่พอกิน çok yoksul 勉強糊口 в скруті مشکل سے گذارہ کرنا nghèo rớt mồng tơi 生活仅够糊口,勉强过饿不死的日子
bread and butter takes a singular verb.
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