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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The programme provides duty-free access to the US market for South African vehicles, the country's second-largest export earner to the United States after precious metals, according to the South African Revenue Service.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
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
"Musiala is Bayern's top earner alongside Harry Kane, but his contribution hasn't been anywhere close to Kane's," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 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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