noun
Meaning 1
One who earns money.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
earner
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Pronunciation
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noun
Meaning 2
A profitable product or scheme; something that brings in good money.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, UK
Examples
- Those Japanese radios were a nice little earner: we sold all of them by lunchtime.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
someone who earn wages in return for their labor
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wage earner
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: jobholder
Narrower terms: breadwinner, double dipper, garnishee
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English earn Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English earner From earn + -er.