EARNER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Someone who earn wages in return for their labor

Synonyms:

earner; wage earner

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("earner" is a kind of...):

jobholder (an employee who holds a regular job)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "earner"):

breadwinner (one whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependents)

double dipper (someone who draws two incomes from the government (usually by combining a salary and a pension))

garnishee (a wage earner who is served with a garnishment)

Derivation:

earn (earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages)