1 a person who earns money for a job that they do:
high / low earners * The survey revealed that top earners in the country tended to be men.
seealsoWAGEEARNER
2 an activity or a business that makes a profit:
Tourism is the country's biggest foreign currency earner. * (BrE, informal) Her new business has turned out a nice little earner.
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Is earner a noun, verb, or something else?
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