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breadwinner

noun as in wage earner

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I drank to ease the pressure I felt as a family breadwinner, and to muffle my anxieties about my future.

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Though Allison works for the state, her husband is the primary breadwinner.

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The 47-year-old said the temporary support order he is seeking was "necessary" because Sia, 49, was "the breadwinner in our marriage".

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He’s the breadwinner and I’m the stay-at-home mom.

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“It’s amazing that my daughter gets to grow up and see somebody that she loves that is also the breadwinner and making so much money,” said the mom of a 4-year-old.

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