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earner

earner

65 2.0
A person who gets money from work
  • noun
  • /ˈɪrnər/
translation icon : asalariado
  • Now I am, you know, the high income earner in the relationship.
  • wage earner
  • income earners
  • primary earner

You know, in this respect, I'm a better earner than you are.

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Examples

  • House prices went up as interest rates fell, as lower interest rates meant that an average earner could buy more house with the same monthly payment.

  • Don the Jeweler is a good earner.

  • A man should be the earner and a woman should look after the home.

  • Top earner in the downtown office three years running.

  • You know, in this respect, I'm a better earner than you are.

  • A good earner lasts five, six years.

  • Back home, she'd be a top earner.

  • Respondents were asked, "Are you the primary wage earner in your family?"

    Academic text (2012)
  • Health professionals make up a large group of top earners in several European countries.

  • Health professionals make up a large group of top earners in several European countries.

Synonyms

employee
vsearner
1.3

A person hired by a company or another person to do paid work

includes people who make money in any way, not only hired staff
worker
vsearner
600 1.0

A person employed to do physical or routine jobs

covers all people who get money from work, not only manual roles
wage earner
vsearner
14 2.8

A person who works to get regular pay

includes those paid hourly or by fixed salary
jobholder
vsearner
1 2.7

A person who has regular paid work for an organization

covers anyone who gets paid for work, not only regular positions

Antonyms

27 3.7

A person who relies on someone else for money or support

Compounds

14 2.8

A person who works to get regular pay

How Rich

gazillionaire
  • Slang
3 7.4
billionaire
188 3.4
millionaire
250 3.7
well-off
33 3.4
earner
65 2.0
poor person
8 1.0

Surface Forms

earner singular
earners plural

Morphology

earner = earn (transparent) = earn + er

The agentive suffix '-er' straightforwardly forms 'a person who earns', so the meaning is directly derived from 'earn'.

Etymology

Earner comes from the verb earn, which comes from an old English word meaning 'to gain' by work. So an earner is someone who gets money from their work.