Difference between revisions of "Breadwinner"
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| − | The '''breadwinner''' is the member (or members) of the [[family]] who goes out into the world and earns [[money]] for the family. He is the family's primary source of [[income]]. This is a somewhat colloquial term, coming from the colloquialism of "bread" to denote "money". The counterpart of a | + | The '''breadwinner''' is the member (or members) of the [[family]] who goes out into the world and earns [[money]] for the family. He is the family's primary source of [[income]]. This is a somewhat colloquial term, coming from the colloquialism of "bread" to denote "money". The counterpart of a breadwinner is a [[homemaker]]. |
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Revision as of 01:48, January 9, 2009
The breadwinner is the member (or members) of the family who goes out into the world and earns money for the family. He is the family's primary source of income. This is a somewhat colloquial term, coming from the colloquialism of "bread" to denote "money". The counterpart of a breadwinner is a homemaker.
