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- [brey-ker]
- /ˈbreɪ kər/
- /ˈbreɪ.kər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [brey-ker]
- /ˈbreɪ kər/
Definitions of breaker word
- countable noun breaker Breakers are big sea waves, especially at the point when they just reach the shore. 3
- noun breaker a person or thing that breaks something, such as a person or firm that breaks up old cars, etc 3
- noun breaker a large wave with a white crest on the open sea or one that breaks into foam on the shore 3
- noun breaker a machine or plant for crushing rocks or coal 3
- noun breaker a plough with a long shallow mouldboard for turning virgin land or sod land 3
- noun breaker a machine for extracting fibre preparatory to carding 3
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Origin of breaker
First appearance:
before 1125 One of the 6% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1125-75; See origin at break, -er1
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Parts of speech for Breaker
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
breaker popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
breaker usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for breaker
noun breaker
- surf — the swell of the sea that breaks upon a shore or upon shoals.
- billow — When something made of cloth billows, it swells out and moves slowly in the wind.
- destroyer — A destroyer is a small, heavily armed warship.
- wave — a member of the Waves.
- roller — any of several Old World birds of the family Coraciidae that tumble or roll over in flight, especially in the breeding season.
Antonyms for breaker
noun breaker
- fixer — a person or thing that fixes.
Top questions with breaker
- how to replace a circuit breaker?
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See also
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