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
When the higher earner files later, the child moves to that record and the check size rises.
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
If he joins the Warriors, he would be teaming up with Stephen Curry, the NBA’s third-highest earner in history, at $470 million.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
Many of them get by by teaming up with another wage earner, a spouse or grown child.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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