breadwinner

n.
One whose earnings are the primary source of support for one's dependents.

breadwinning bread·win'ning n.

Individual capable of furnishing support to others who depend on the income earned. The breadwinner is the chief monetary achiever of the family.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: one whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependents

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - forsørger, familieforsørger

Nederlands (Dutch)
kostwinner

Français (French)
n. - soutien de famille

Deutsch (German)
n. - Hauptverdiener, Ernährer

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ο κουβαλητής, το στήριγμα της οικογενείας

Italiano (Italian)
sostegno della famiglia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - arrimo (m) da família, ganha-pão (m)

Русский (Russian)
кормилец

Español (Spanish)
n. - sostén de la familia

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - familjeförsörjare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
负担家计的人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 負擔家計的人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 가족 부양자, 생업

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 一家のかせぎ手, 家業, 商売道具, 稼ぎ手

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كاسب العيش‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מפרנס‬

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