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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a breadwinner" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to refer to the person in a household who earns the most money and supports the family financially.
Example: "In many families, the father is often seen as the breadwinner, while the mother may take on other responsibilities at home."
Alternatives: "primary earner" or "main provider".
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Now you have an unassailable, American motivation; you're a breadwinner.
Lots of that has to do with being a breadwinner.
If a young lawyer dies, the family is left without a breadwinner or support.
My father was a breadwinner and a bully; my mother was a homemaker and master apologist.
Nor has life as a breadwinner proven liberating for most women.
My mother is without a breadwinner and has to cope on her own.
Some give small loans to help families start businesses if they have lost a breadwinner.
Meggan has had setbacks and made harmful choices, but she is now a responsible mother and a breadwinner.
Given their often-dueling roles as both a breadwinner and primary caregiver, "they have way more problems with insomnia".
IN early 1958, she began working intently on "Silent Spring" while serving as both a breadwinner and a caregiver.
These could be the kind of unionized industrial jobs that let a breadwinner support a family, Ms. Yeampierre said.
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