Definition of BREADWINNER

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Increasingly, Americans fear outliving their savings more than the premature death of a major breadwinner. — Robert Barba, WSJ, "Nestlé to Sell Gerber Life Insurance to Western & Southern Financial," 17 Sep. 2018 In Ukraine in 2005, 19,000 families were receiving government assistance owing to the loss of a breadwinner whose death was deemed to be related to the Chernobyl accident. — Serhii Plokhy, Time, "The True Cost of the Chernobyl Disaster Has Been Greater Than It Seems," 26 Apr. 2018 Many became the breadwinners in families that couldn’t depend on a husband’s salary alone to survive. — Eun-young Jeong, WSJ, "Sex Abuse is Rampant in North Korea, Reports Say," 31 Oct. 2018 Ismail was the main breadwinner in his household because his father has been unable to fish since suffering a slipped disk. — Alexandra Zavis, latimes.com, "In Gaza Strip protests, the anger has many targets," 14 May 2018 With three children to raise and no husband to provide for them, my mother became the sole breadwinner. — Peter Rezk, Teen Vogue, "America’s Criminal Justice System Is Failing Young People Like Me. Clean Slate Laws Are the Answer," 14 Dec. 2018 As traditionally male sectors like mining and manufacturing are shrinking, more women are stepping into the role of primary breadwinner, in growing sectors like health and education. — The Voorhes, Glamour, "I'm a Woman in a Battleground State. Here's What Politicians Don't Understand About Me.," 21 Aug. 2018 Maleni is the breadwinner in the relationship — not that this dissuades Chicklet from fronting to the ‘gram with hundreds that don’t even belong to him. — Patricia Hernandez, The Verge, "When this Instagram couple has vicious fights, millions of people tune in," 31 Aug. 2018 Their income disparity flips on its head the societal norm that says men in heterosexual relationships should be the breadwinners. — Eliza Brooke, Vox, "What will become of the engagement ring Pete Davidson gave Ariana Grande?," 15 Oct. 2018

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