Breadwinner
noun
The person who earns money to support a family.
In many families, the father is traditionally the breadwinner.
Often appears as...
- primary breadwinner
- sole breadwinner
noun
The person who earns money to support a family.
In many families, the father is traditionally the breadwinner.
Often appears as...
- primary breadwinner
- sole breadwinner
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Pro Tip 1/3Gender Roles
Some cultures still expect men to be the primary breadwinners, despite changes in gender equality.
Though her mother was a doctor, her father remained the breadwinner in their traditional household.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Money
A breadwinner can provide other necessities, not just money. Support can be food, shelter, or education.
Uncle Joe, the breadwinner of the family, grows all the food we eat on his farm.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
'Breadwinner' can be used metaphorically to describe entities like a company's most profitable product.
This software has become the breadwinner for our company, accounting for most sales.
Pro Tip 1/3Gender Roles
Some cultures still expect men to be the primary breadwinners, despite changes in gender equality.
Though her mother was a doctor, her father remained the breadwinner in their traditional household.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Money
A breadwinner can provide other necessities, not just money. Support can be food, shelter, or education.
Uncle Joe, the breadwinner of the family, grows all the food we eat on his farm.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
'Breadwinner' can be used metaphorically to describe entities like a company's most profitable product.
This software has become the breadwinner for our company, accounting for most sales.
Pro Tip 1/3Gender Roles
Some cultures still expect men to be the primary breadwinners, despite changes in gender equality.
Though her mother was a doctor, her father remained the breadwinner in their traditional household.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Money
A breadwinner can provide other necessities, not just money. Support can be food, shelter, or education.
Uncle Joe, the breadwinner of the family, grows all the food we eat on his farm.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
'Breadwinner' can be used metaphorically to describe entities like a company's most profitable product.
This software has become the breadwinner for our company, accounting for most sales.
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The cost of workplace...
and lay it over the nation, and you might start to see how we run up against that multitrillion dollar cost. This all hits very close to home for me. My father's one of the hardest-working and most intelligent people that I know. Don't get me wrong, mom worked and provided too, but he definitely embraced the role of being the primary breadwinner.
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Creating job creators PIPE...
impacting many lives these girls were actually on the verge of leaving school because their parents couldn't afford to keep them in school and today they're breadwinners for the entire family and so I'd like to end by saying it's not so difficult to achieve prosperity if we are able to develop entrepreneurs who
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How to change your...
And he gets that certificate, and in a very ceremonious way, he gives it to his son. And as he gives it to his son, I think to myself, why the ceremony? What is this father doing? Now, think about the breadwinner that decides on that particular day to direct some money into insurance or savings.
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How to spot a liar PIPE...
Two-year-olds bluff. Five-year-olds lie outright. They manipulate via flattery. Nine-year-olds, masters of the cover-up. By the time you enter college, you're going to lie to your mom in one out of every five interactions. By the time we enter this work world and we're breadwinners,
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Jennifer Senior: For...
as husbands and wives because most women today are in the workforce. This is another reason, I think, that parenthood feels like a crisis. We have no rules, no scripts, no norms for what to do when a child comes along now that both mom and dad are breadwinners.
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How to spot a liar -...
five-year-olds lie outright they manipulate via flattery nine-year-olds Masters of the cover-up by the time you enter college you're going to lie to your mom and 1 out of every 5 interactions by the time we entered this work world and we're breadwinners we
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Chimamanda Ngozi...
otherwise you would threaten the man." If you are the breadwinner in your relationship with a man, you have to pretend that you're not, especially in public, otherwise you will emasculate him. But what if we question the premise itself?
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How America Fails New...
a woman is the sole or primary breadwinner. Our paid work is a part, a huge part, of the engine of this economy, and it is essential for the engines of our families. On a national level, our paid work is not optional.
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Anne-Marie Slaughter:...
We can decide to be a breadwinner, a caregiver, or any combination of the two. When a man, on the other hand, decides to be a caregiver, he puts his manhood on the line. His friends may praise his decision,
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Mysteries of vernacular:...
and is the word of modern words like ward and warden. Both hlafweard, the breadwinner, and hlafdige, the bread kneader, came to be titles of respect, referring to citizens of higher social standing.
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The cost of workplace...
and lay it over the nation, and you might start to see how we run up against that multitrillion dollar cost. This all hits very close to home for me. My father's one of the hardest-working and most intelligent people that I know. Don't get me wrong, mom worked and provided too, but he definitely embraced the role of being the primary breadwinner.
Video examples
Creating job creators PIPE...
impacting many lives these girls were actually on the verge of leaving school because their parents couldn't afford to keep them in school and today they're breadwinners for the entire family and so I'd like to end by saying it's not so difficult to achieve prosperity if we are able to develop entrepreneurs who
Video examples
How to change your...
And he gets that certificate, and in a very ceremonious way, he gives it to his son. And as he gives it to his son, I think to myself, why the ceremony? What is this father doing? Now, think about the breadwinner that decides on that particular day to direct some money into insurance or savings.
Video examples
How to spot a liar PIPE...
Two-year-olds bluff. Five-year-olds lie outright. They manipulate via flattery. Nine-year-olds, masters of the cover-up. By the time you enter college, you're going to lie to your mom in one out of every five interactions. By the time we enter this work world and we're breadwinners,
Video examples
Jennifer Senior: For...
as husbands and wives because most women today are in the workforce. This is another reason, I think, that parenthood feels like a crisis. We have no rules, no scripts, no norms for what to do when a child comes along now that both mom and dad are breadwinners.
Video examples
How to spot a liar -...
five-year-olds lie outright they manipulate via flattery nine-year-olds Masters of the cover-up by the time you enter college you're going to lie to your mom and 1 out of every 5 interactions by the time we entered this work world and we're breadwinners we
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Chimamanda Ngozi...
otherwise you would threaten the man." If you are the breadwinner in your relationship with a man, you have to pretend that you're not, especially in public, otherwise you will emasculate him. But what if we question the premise itself?
Video examples
How America Fails New...
a woman is the sole or primary breadwinner. Our paid work is a part, a huge part, of the engine of this economy, and it is essential for the engines of our families. On a national level, our paid work is not optional.
Video examples
Anne-Marie Slaughter:...
We can decide to be a breadwinner, a caregiver, or any combination of the two. When a man, on the other hand, decides to be a caregiver, he puts his manhood on the line. His friends may praise his decision,
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Mysteries of vernacular:...
and is the word of modern words like ward and warden. Both hlafweard, the breadwinner, and hlafdige, the bread kneader, came to be titles of respect, referring to citizens of higher social standing.
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John Key
New Zealander Politician
I think it is only natural that people have anxiety about the economy because the economy is real. It is their job, their ability to service their mortgage and look after their family. And in the final analysis, nothing is more important than your capacity as a breadwinner or an earner to provide for those that rely on you.
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Valerie Jarrett
American Lawyer
With women composing nearly half the American workforce and increasingly serving as the primary breadwinner for families, we can't afford to treat pregnant women differently than their counterparts, especially when slight job modifications could help them stay in the workforce at no risk to their health.
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Sarah Gadon
Canadian Actress
It's really a testament to my parents, because I was active, curious and creative as a child, and my parents nurtured that. But I wouldn't say that I was a professional child actor at all. I was never the breadwinner of my family.
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Pamela Meyer
American Author
By the time we enter this work world and we're breadwinners, we enter a world that's just cluttered with spam, fake, digital friends, partisan media, ingenious identity thieves, world-class Ponzi schemers - a deception epidemic.
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Vera Lynn
British Musician
I didn't have any more children because I couldn't have continued working - and I was the main breadwinner. But although we are small in number, family life has always been hugely important to me.
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Heather Cox Richardson
American Historian
The government's job, according to modern Republicans, is not the protection of equal opportunity for all Americans, but rather the protection of male breadwinners.
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Chamath Palihapitiya
American Businessman
I was raised in a house where my mom was the primary breadwinner. It was a dysfunctional house, but she showed tremendous resilience.
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Ezra Taft Benson
American Leader
In a home where there is an able-bodied husband, he is expected to be the breadwinner.
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Pia Wurtzbach
German Model
When my parents separated, I became the breadwinner of the family.
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Freddie Gibbs
American Musician
I've always played that role in my family: the breadwinner.
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John Key
New Zealander Politician
I think it is only natural that people have anxiety about the economy because the economy is real. It is their job, their ability to service their mortgage and look after their family. And in the final analysis, nothing is more important than your capacity as a breadwinner or an earner to provide for those that rely on you.
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Valerie Jarrett
American Lawyer
With women composing nearly half the American workforce and increasingly serving as the primary breadwinner for families, we can't afford to treat pregnant women differently than their counterparts, especially when slight job modifications could help them stay in the workforce at no risk to their health.
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Sarah Gadon
Canadian Actress
It's really a testament to my parents, because I was active, curious and creative as a child, and my parents nurtured that. But I wouldn't say that I was a professional child actor at all. I was never the breadwinner of my family.
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Pamela Meyer
American Author
By the time we enter this work world and we're breadwinners, we enter a world that's just cluttered with spam, fake, digital friends, partisan media, ingenious identity thieves, world-class Ponzi schemers - a deception epidemic.
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Vera Lynn
British Musician
I didn't have any more children because I couldn't have continued working - and I was the main breadwinner. But although we are small in number, family life has always been hugely important to me.
Quote examples
Heather Cox Richardson
American Historian
The government's job, according to modern Republicans, is not the protection of equal opportunity for all Americans, but rather the protection of male breadwinners.
Quote examples
Chamath Palihapitiya
American Businessman
I was raised in a house where my mom was the primary breadwinner. It was a dysfunctional house, but she showed tremendous resilience.
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Ezra Taft Benson
American Leader
In a home where there is an able-bodied husband, he is expected to be the breadwinner.
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Pia Wurtzbach
German Model
When my parents separated, I became the breadwinner of the family.
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Freddie Gibbs
American Musician
I've always played that role in my family: the breadwinner.
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