Meaning of BREADWINNER
| Pronunciation: | | 'bred`winur
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| | Definition: | | [n] one whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependents |
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| | See Also: | | earner, wage earner | |
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| | Definition: | | Breadwinner
In this novel set in war-torn Afghanistan, an 11-year-old girl named Parvana takes desperate measures to help her family survive. Because Afghanistan`s Taliban regime has ruled that only men may work or earn money--and that women may not even venture out of their homes unless they are accompanied by a male relative--Parvana takes the extreme step of disguising herself as a boy in order to support her family after her father is arrested and taken away by the government. more details ... |
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| | Related Terms: | | blue-collar worker, casual, casual laborer, common laborer, day laborer, employee, factory worker, flunky, free lance, free-lancer, full-time worker, hand, industrial worker, jobber, jobholder, laborer, laboring man, menial, migrant, moiler, navvy, office temporary, proletarian, roustabout, salaried worker, self-employed person, servant, stiff, temporary, toiler, wage earner, wage slave, wageworker, worker, workgirl, workhand, working girl, workingman, workingwoman, workman |
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