"breadliner" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: breadliners [plural]
Etymology: From breadline + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|breadline|er|id2=occupation}} breadline + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} breadliner (plural breadliners)
  1. Someone who lives at the poverty level.

Inflected forms

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