earner

British  

/ ˈɜːnə /

noun

1. a person who earns money

2. informal an activity or thing that produces income, esp illicitly

   a nice little earner

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Example Sentences

Minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe wants to lower the top-level amounts being paid at the club and, when Casemiro leaves in the summer, Rashford will be United's highest earner.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

While I recognize this is a “first-world problem” — a high earner, still working at 73, fretting over less than $10,000 in taxes — I am frustrated.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

For a high earner, a move from San Francisco, Los Angeles or New York to Miami could save 10 to 14 percentage points on income tax, based on current rates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

“Marty Supreme,” the slate’s next-highest earner, brought in just under $95 million worldwide.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

Many of them get by by teaming up with another wage earner, a spouse or grown child.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich