earner
Britishnoun
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a person who earns money
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informal an activity or thing that produces income, esp illicitly
a nice little earner
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After precious metals, cars are the country's second-biggest export earner to the United States, according to the South African tax authorities.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
Because a survivor’s benefit is based on the deceased spouse’s claiming age, a delay by the higher earner also means a larger benefit for the surviving spouse.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
The lower earner can file early to start the child’s payments while the higher earner waits, preserving the larger future retirement check.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
The metal has eclipsed iron ore as the biggest earner for BHP -- generating more than half of the group's operating profit for the first time.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
For every big earner, there were hundreds more just scraping along.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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