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I would have to become our breadwinner and carry all of the financial weight.

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Most of the cast members have said they have become the breadwinners in their homes since the show premiered.

He used to be the breadwinner but recently went on disability.

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It was an era where men were the primary breadwinners in most households.

Have your ideas on what it means to be a breadwinner changed at all?

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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