breker

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch brekere, brekere. Equivalent to breken (to break, wreck) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbreː.kər/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: bre‧ker
  • Rhymes: -eːkər

Noun[edit]

breker m (plural brekers, diminutive brekertje n)

  1. breaker, one who or something that breaks
  2. (nautical) breaker, a turbulent wave producing foam near the shore or shallows

Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From breken +‎ -er.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

breker (plural brekers)

  1. A transgressor; an evildoer.
  2. A burglar (one who burgles).
  3. (rare) A disturber; a meddler.

Descendants[edit]

  • English: breaker

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Verb[edit]

breker

  1. present tense of breka