breaker

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈbreɪkə/, SAMPA: /"breIk@/
• (US) enPR: brāʹkər, IPA: /ˈbreɪkɚ/, SAMPA: /"breIk@`/

  Rhymes: -eɪkə(r)

[edit] Etymology

break +‎ -er

[edit] Noun

breaker (plural breakers)

1. Something that breaks.
2. A machine for breaking rocks, or for breaking coal at the mines
3. The building in which such a machine is placed.
4. A small cask of water kept permanently in a ship's boat in case of shipwreck
5. (chiefly in 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
6. A breakdancer.

[edit] Synonyms

• (something that breaks):
• (machine for breaking rocks or coal):
• (small cask of water in case of shipwreck):
• (building containing such a machine):
• (wave):
• (breakdancer): B-boy (male), B-girl (female), breakdancer

[edit] Translations

breakdancer See breakdancer