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"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "saeng'eop",
"sense": "primary income-earner in a household",
"word": "생업"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "primary income-earner in a household",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gângne-pain"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "primary income-earner in a household",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "familieforsørger"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "primary income-earner in a household",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "forsørger"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "nân-âvar",
"sense": "primary income-earner in a household",
"word": "نانآور"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "primary income-earner in a household",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "żywiciel rodziny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "primary income-earner in a household",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ganha-pão"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "primary income-earner in a household",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "câștigător de pâine"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "primary income-earner in a household",
"word": "salariat"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kormílec",
"sense": "primary income-earner in a household",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "корми́лец"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kormílica",
"sense": "primary income-earner in a household",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "корми́лица"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dobýtčik",
"sense": "primary income-earner in a household",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "добы́тчик"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "primary income-earner in a household",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cothaiche"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "primary income-earner in a household",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fear-cosnaidh"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "primary income-earner in a household",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "neach-cothachaidh"
},
{
"code": "st",
"lang": "Sotho",
"sense": "primary income-earner in a household",
"word": "mohlokomedi wa lelapa"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "primary income-earner in a household",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cabeza de familia"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "primary income-earner in a household",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "familjeförsörjare"
}
],
"word": "breadwinner"
}
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