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# breadwinner

noun (a breadwinner, breadwinners)

«breadwinner» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

The person in a family who earns the money that the family lives on. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breadwinner/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday adult life and stories about families, the breadwinner goes out to work. Today in many families both parents are breadwinners, or a mum is the main one. «Bread» here means money and food.

### Examples

- Mum is the main breadwinner in our house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breadwinner/#x1)
- When Dad lost his job, Gran became the breadwinner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breadwinner/#x2)
- Both my parents are breadwinners. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breadwinner/#x3)
- In the story, the eldest son had to become the breadwinner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breadwinner/#x4)
- Being the only breadwinner can be stressful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breadwinner/#x5)

### Note

One word. It does not mean someone wins bread in a contest. Any family member can be the breadwinner.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «breadwinner» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breadwinner/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«breadwinner» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/breadwinner.html) on Mova free.