| Main Entry: | meal ticket |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | source of subsistence |
Synonyms: |
cash cow, financial support, grubstaker, patron, staker, supporter |
| Main Entry: | backer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | supporter |
Synonyms: |
advocate, ally, angel*, benefactor, champion, endorser, follower, grubstaker, meal ticket, money, patron, promoter, protagonist, sponsor, staker, underwriter, well-wisher |
Antonyms: |
antagonist, opponent, opposer |
| Main Entry: | employer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person, business who hires |
Synonyms: |
CEO, CO, big shot, boss, businessperson, capitalist, chief, company, corporation, director, entrepreneur, establishment, executive, firm, front office, head, head honcho, juice*, kingpin, management, manager, manufacturer, meal ticket, organization, outfit, overseer, owner, patron, president, proprietor, slavedriver, superintendent, supervisor, workers big cheese |
| Main Entry: | proprietor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who owns something |
Synonyms: |
freeholder, front office, holder, land owner, meal ticket, owner, possessor, proprietary, titleholder |
Antonyms: |
customer |
| Main Entry: | breadwinner |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | wage earner |
Synonyms: |
income producer, jobholder, laborer, meal ticket, one who brings home the bacon, provider, worker |
| Main Entry: | cash cow |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dependable source of steady income |
Synonyms: |
angel, backer, golden goose, grubstaker, meal ticket, money-spinner, moneymaker, patron, source of steady profit, staker |
| Main Entry: | public assistance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | aid to needy |
Synonyms: |
aid to dependent children, aid to the blind, food stamps, government aid, meal ticket, old-age assistance, public welfare, relief, relief payments, social welfare, welfare, welfare aid, welfare payments |
| Main Entry: | food stamp |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | coupon exchangeable for food |
Synonyms: |
food coupon, government-issued stamps, meal ticket, welfare aid |