Definitions

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  • noun One who is not earning money.

Etymologies

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non- +‎ earner

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Examples

  • One early researcher found that nonearner housewives in the late 1950s resented and derided their earner counterparts and that these women themselves shared the low esteem of the stay-at-homes.

    Why Nothing Works Marvin Harris 1981

  • One early researcher found that nonearner housewives in the late 1950s resented and derided their earner counterparts and that these women themselves shared the low esteem of the stay-at-homes.

    Why Nothing Works Marvin Harris 1981

  • One early researcher found that nonearner housewives in the late 1950s resented and derided their earner counterparts and that these women themselves shared the low esteem of the stay-at-homes.

    Why Nothing Works Marvin Harris 1981

  • One early researcher found that nonearner housewives in the late 1950s resented and derided their earner counterparts and that these women themselves shared the low esteem of the stay-at-homes.

    Why Nothing Works Marvin Harris 1981

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