breadwinner

A breadwinner is a term assigned to a person who earns an income which is primary to a unit of people who are dependent on said person's income.

I am breadwinner of my family, as I am the only one who makes money.

by Peter Morrow August 18, 2007

breadwinner

One who brings home the bread for the family, thus enabling its continued survival.

I am the breadwinner of this house, bitch.

by maad January 27, 2005

breadwinner

The member of the household who isn't a lazy son of a bitch, one who brings home the bacon.

Hey hoe, I'm the breadwinner.....go scrub the toilet.

by rroseselavey May 30, 2009

breadwinner

a nigga chasing a check & nothing other then a check.

ima breadwinner that is my religion.

by bread winner gang. May 25, 2016

Breadwinner

A man who has a job so his wife can cook steak for him.

1) Rick is such a breadwinner, his wife makes him steak every night.

by Proat July 23, 2010

breadwinner

One who able to get bread (eg. Gardenia) during quarantine.

Gardenia loaf is limited stock during MCO now but our mom still got it magically for us, she is breadwinner.

by kopihao April 9, 2020

Breadwinner's Syndrome

Where a breadwinner of the family treats people outside of his family, in a controlling one-sided way. The breadwinner is not used to compromise, sharing or asking for input, because they are the sole provider and decision maker for their family.

This is a problem outside of the family, where the breadwinner still feels entitled to make the decisions, and pay for the experiences, so he can control the outcome. The breadwinner ends up treating adults like his kids or wife, expecting everyone in the party to be happy because they are the ones providing.

Yeah dude had breadwinner's syndrome... he insisted on taking us to some funky restaurant, we didn't want to eat there and treated us like his kids, expecting us to put on a happy face because "he was paying". We're adults and can pay our own way, and eat where we want.

by BreadwinnerBob October 11, 2022