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
Example Sentences
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Megan is also a multimillion-dollar earner with an array of branding deals; on her Instagram feed right now are promotional crossovers with Popeyes and Cheetos.
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026
United, meanwhile, can move forward with their midfield transfer targets - Elliott Anderson, Carlos Baleba and Adam Wharton are high on that list - knowing their highest earner leaving gives them very useful financial flexibility.
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026
“I would love to be paid, but I wouldn’t want it to be a lot,” says Potenza, a Republican whose husband is the household’s main earner.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
Indeed, according to our new report, the average Latino wage earner here earns roughly $10,000 a year less than their counterparts in less regulated places such as Texas.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025
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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