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How to pronounce breadwinner in English?

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Type Words
Type of earner, wage earner

Examples of breadwinner

breadwinner
Minetor found that 51% of men with breadwinner wives are the major housekeepers.
From the businessweek.com
Her husband Michael, a manager at an auto glass store, would be the breadwinner.
From the abcnews.go.com
A single mother, Maureen McMullen is the only breadwinner for her family of two.
From the newsobserver.com
Fathers worried that they were abrogating their responsibilities as breadwinner.
From the theatlantic.com
Nearly every family has at least one breadwinner working in Russia, if not more.
From the time.com
The death of a major breadwinner won't have the same impact when you're retired.
From the businessweek.com
Though she was the primary breadwinner, she decided to find a less stressful job.
From the cnn.com
The current family breadwinner, Janet is said to be worth upward of $150 million.
From the abcnews.go.com
Debi Hammond, the breadwinner for the family, runs Merlot Marketing in Natomas.
From the sacbee.com
More examples
  • One whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependents
  • Breadwinner was a math rock-band based in Richmond, Virginia composed of: Pen Rollings (guitar), Robert Donne (bass), and Chris Farmer (drums). Rollings had previously been a member of hardcore punk outfit Honor Role. ...
  • The Breadwinner (also called 'Parvana') is a children's novel by Deborah Ellis, first published in 2001. As of April 2008, the English-language edition of the book has had a run of 20 editions. ...
  • The primary income-earner in a household
  • A middle-aged male splicer in a Chicago-style business suit and fedora, who came to Rapture seeking wealth. He survives in Bioshock 2, trading his business suit for a tuxedo.