breadwinner
noun
                                                                                                                            
                                                            bread·win·ner
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  ˈbred-ˌwi-nər  
                                                      
                                                          
            
            
               plural breadwinners            
        
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                                                      : a member of a family whose wages supply the family's principal or only means of support                                      
              
                             
the main/primary/sole breadwinner in the family
                                       … many more households have two breadwinners, making it unlikely that there will be someone home all afternoon to cook.— Mark Bittman
Mark Bittman
                         
                
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                                                      : a means (such as a tool, craft, or activity) of livelihood : a way of earning income                                      
              
                             
Crop diversity kept the overall value of Montana agriculture strong even as wheat, the state agriculture's breadwinner, faltered.— Tom Lutey
Tom Lutey
                                       Catfish farming has become the breadwinner industry for many families in west Alabama …— Robert Dewitt and Benita D. Newton
Robert Dewitt and Benita D. Newton
                         
                
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