breaker


Definition: Meaning of, breaker in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈbreɪkə /

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breaker breakers
[countable]
  1. a large wave with a white top that rolls onto the shore
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breaker used in phrases

  • back breaker (noun)
    1. street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
  • ball-breaker (noun)
    1. a demanding woman who destroys men's confidence
    2. a job or situation that is demanding and arduous and punishing
  • breaker point (noun)
    1. a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
  • circuit breaker (noun)
    1. a piece of equipment that stops an electric current reaching a machine if the machine becomes dangerous
  • image breaker (noun)
    1. a destroyer of images used in religious worship
  • law-breaker (noun)
    1. someone who does something illegal [=  criminal]
  • path-breaker (noun)
    1. someone who helps to open up a new line of research, technology or art
  • record-breaker (noun)
    1. someone who breaks a record
  • ship-breaker (noun)
    1. a contractor who buys old ships and breaks them up for scrap
  • stone breaker (noun)
    1. someone who breaks up stone
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