Synonyms for breadwinner
ˈbrɛdˌwɪn ərbread·win·ner

Princeton's WordNet

1. breadwinnernoun

   one whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependents

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1. • Earner

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1. List of paraphrases for "breadwinner":

   outfitter, earner

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How to use breadwinner in a sentence?

1. Richard Kaplan:

   She’s the breadwinner. Everything belongs to her, and if there was mismanagement, that’s ripe for investigation.

2. Britney Spears:

   Britney was the family's breadwinner, and she also otherwise supported you. Publicly airing false or fantastical grievances is wrong, especially when designed to sell books. It is also potentially unlawful and defamatory.

3. Robert Hendricks III:

   We are telling men unfairly that they are supposed to be the breadwinner, but then a profession like teaching doesn’t give them the opportunity to financially provide for their families.

4. Juliet Nalumu:

   They'd probably chase me out of the house. I depended on him entirely - he was the breadwinner. We would have had nothing to live on.

5. Micaela Pasini:

   Cultural norms combined with extreme poverty have compelled children to take on the role of breadwinner, including by joining the armed forces and armed groups.