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breaker

brea·ker

UK/ˈbɹeɪkə/ US/ˈbɹeɪkɚ/ fairly common us

noun

1.

a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone

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2.

waves breaking on the shore

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3.

a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded

Origin

From Middle English breker, brekere, equivalent to break + -er. Cognate with Dutch breker, German Low German Breker, German Brecher.

Phrases

  • bead breaker
  • bitch breaker
  • breaker bar
  • breaker boy
  • breaker's yard
  • brick breaker
  • circuit breaker
  • combo breaker

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