earner
/ˈɜːnə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɜːrnər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈərnər; ˈə̄nə(r, ˈəin-/ (ame, mw)
earner — 名詞
- earnersingular
- earnersplural
1. a person, business, product, or activity that brings in money through work, sale
收入來源
靠工作或營利帶進收入的人或事物
a person, business, product, or activity that brings in money through work, sales, or profit
Gabriel was the main earner while his partner finished nursing school.
Gabriel 是家中的主要收入來源，而他的伴侶那時正在讀護理。
main earner in a household
The small food truck became the festival's best earner on Saturday night.
那輛小餐車在週六晚上成了祭典上最能帶進收入的攤位。
something is a strong earner
After the factory closed, Amani was suddenly the only earner at home.
工廠關閉後，Amani 突然成了家裡唯一的收入來源。
For the museum, weekend family tickets are a steady earner every summer.
對那間博物館來說，家庭週末票每到夏天都是穩定的收入來源。
Even in winter, Karim's repair shop remained the village's most reliable earner.
即使到了冬天，Karim 的修車店仍是村裡最可靠的收入來源。
- provider
usually refers to a person supporting a household, not a product or business
- wage earner
narrower; only for a person earning pay from a job
- moneymaker
more informal; often used for a profitable product, idea, or business
- income source
broader and more neutral; can include money that is not earned by work
- dependent
for the person meaning; someone who relies on another person's income
- loss-maker
for the business or product meaning; something that loses money instead of bringing it in
文法句型
main/sole earner
[business / product / event] is a good earner
用法筆記
Often modified by words such as 'main', 'sole', 'top', or 'big'. With businesses, products, or events, it points to what regularly brings in strong income rather than to a person.