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Earner vs Breadwinner - What's the difference?

earner | breadwinner |

As nouns the difference between earner and breadwinner

is that earner is one who earns money while breadwinner is the primary income-earner in a household.

earner

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who earns money.
  • (British) A profitable product or scheme.
    • Those Japanese radios were a nice little earner ; we sold all of them by lunchtime.

    Derived terms

    * big earner * middle earner

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    breadwinner

    English

    Noun

  • The primary income-earner in a household

    • Derived terms

    * breadwinning