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earner

noun [C]
 
 
/ˈɜː.nər/ US  /ˈɝː.nɚ/

Definition

someone or something that earns money: In most of these cases, the woman is the sole earner in the family.informal That hamburger stand is a nice little earner (= makes a lot of money).Earning money and money earned
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