earner
Britishnoun
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a person who earns money
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informal an activity or thing that produces income, esp illicitly
a nice little earner
Example Sentences
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Brigham Young University forward AJ Dybantsa was the highest NIL earner in all of college basketball this season.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026
“While I recognize this is a first-world problem — a high earner, still working in my 70s, fretting over less than $10,000 in taxes — I am frustrated.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
United, meanwhile, can move forward with their midfield transfer targets - Elliott Anderson, Carlos Baleba and Adam Wharton are high on that list - knowing their highest earner leaving gives them very useful financial flexibility.
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026
Last year's panto was the theatre's biggest earner, generating 16% of its annual income.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025
For every big earner, there were hundreds more just scraping along.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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