also bread-winner, "one who supplies a living for others, especially a family," 1821, from the noun bread (probably in a literal sense) + winner, from win (v.) in its sense of "struggle for, work at." Attested slightly earlier (1818) in sense "skill or art by which one makes a living." Not too far removed from the image at the root of lord (n.).
双语例句
1. Social status is largely determined by the occupation of the main breadwinner.
社会地位很大程度上是由家里经济支柱的职业决定的。
来自柯林斯例句
2. When her husband died she had to become the breadwinner.
她丈夫死后,她不得不赚钱养家.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. I've always paid the bills and been the breadwinner.
一直由我支付账单，维持家庭生计。
来自辞典例句
4. When the breadwinner is ill, his children will do anything rather than starve.
大人病了, 儿女们做贼做娼也比饿着强!
来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
5. When his father died, he became the breadwinner of the family.