broodwinner
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of brood + winner. Cf. English breadwinner
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
broodwinner m (plural broodwinners, diminutive broodwinnertje n, feminine broodwinster)
- financial provider for the entire family, the person who brings home the bacon; breadwinner [from early 18th c.]