One who earns money. / (Britain) A profitable product or scheme.

A piece of protective gear meant to be inserted in the ear canal to protect the wearer's hearing from loud noises or the intrusion of water.

(transitive) To fit with earplugs.

plural of earned run

(baseball) A run that was recorded without the benefit of an error.

(astronomy) A small Solar System body (ie. asteroid, comet, or large meteoroid) whose orbit brings it into proximity with Earth's orbit.

(medicine) A pain in the middle or inner ear. / (informal) Annoyance or aggravation caused by noise, especially the sound of someone nagging, complaining, issuing orders, etc.

(anatomy) A thin membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear and transmits sound from the air to the malleus.

Wages, money earned, income. / (finance) Business profits. / (finance) Gains on investments; returns.

(idiomatic) Practical; realistic; pragmatic. / (idiomatic) Ordinary; normal; run-of-the-mill.