breadwinner
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Williams’s older brother used the press to launch a modest job-printing business, but in 1861 he joined the Union Army, leaving the household without a breadwinner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
“It’s not surprising that families would prioritize the man being the breadwinner to make more money because families need more money” to pay for healthcare, child care and more.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
During this time Sapna was the family's sole breadwinner.
From BBC ● May 4, 2026
Burden’s marriage began to settle into the traditional gender roles of homemaker and breadwinner, despite the fact that it was Burden who had financed their lifestyle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026
Now, she’s too busy getting herself ready—she’s had to become the full-time breadwinner.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
One is that its stars are their family’s breadwinners.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026
Many were - and still are - the main breadwinners in their families.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026
The result: Most breadwinners still have jobs, and they are still spending.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 10, 2026
One possible source of domestic tension: Women often still handle more of the housework and child care, even when they are breadwinners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2025
We have an average of about three breadwinners to each two families, so that every person unemployed does not represent a family without income.
From State of the Union Address by Hoover, Herbert
