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Definition of Breaker
1. Noun. A quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone.
Exact synonyms: Ledgeman
Generic synonyms: Quarrier, Quarryman
Specialized synonyms: Stone Breaker
Derivative terms: Break, Break
Generic synonyms: Quarrier, Quarryman
Specialized synonyms: Stone Breaker
Derivative terms: Break, Break
2. Noun. Waves breaking on the shore.
3. Noun. A device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded.
Exact synonyms: Circuit Breaker
Generic synonyms: Electrical Fuse, Fuse, Safety Fuse
Derivative terms: Break
Generic synonyms: Electrical Fuse, Fuse, Safety Fuse
Derivative terms: Break
Definition of Breaker
1. n. One who, or that which, breaks.
Definition of Breaker
1. Noun. Something that breaks. ¹
2. Noun. A machine for breaking rocks, or for breaking coal at the mines ¹
3. Noun. The building in which such a machine is placed. ¹
4. Noun. A small cask of liquid kept permanently in a ship's boat in case of shipwreck. ¹
5. Noun. A person who specializes in breaking things. ¹
6. Noun. (chiefly in the plural) A wave breaking into foam against the shore, or against a sand bank, or a rock or reef near the surface, considered a useful warning to ships of an underwater hazard ¹
7. Noun. (colloquial) A breakdancer. ¹
8. Noun. A user of CB radio. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Breaker
1. one that breaks [n -S] - See also: breaks