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bread-head

bread-head is the alternative form of breadhead.

Meaning of breadhead

Noun

breadhead (plural breadheads)

  1. (dated, slang) One who is attracted to money; a greedy capitalist.
    • It's perfect for hippies to listen to with the lights off, plus the words are about, uh, y'know, generals and politicians and breadheads and stuff.2008, Richard Wilson, Can't Be Arsed: 101 Things Not to Do Before You Die, page 89

Forms of bread-head

pluralbread-heads

Questions about bread-head

What is bread-head the alternative form of?
Bread-head is the alternative form of breadhead.

Words near bread-head in the dictionary

  1. bread-bearers
  2. bread-berry
  3. bread-controller
  4. bread-corn
  5. bread-fleigh
  6. bread-head
  7. bread-heads
  8. bread-monger
  9. bread-mongers
  10. bread-nut
  11. bread-nuts

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