plural breakers
1
a
: someone or something that breaks something
a deal breaker
world record breakers
b
: a machine or plant for breaking rocks or coal
c
chiefly British
: someone who breaks up ships or cars for salvage
d
: a device for opening a circuit
specifically
: circuit breaker
2
: a wave breaking into foam (as against the shore)
Few things leave you feeling as connected to nature as surfing—whether you're floundering about in the breakers or riding the waves.—
Ellie Ross
Ellie Ross3
: someone who breakdances : breakdancer
While the first generation of breakers who started in the early 1970s aged out within five years, newer generations in their early teens were coming up and seeking out others who kept the dance alive on their own blocks in New York City.—Imani Kai Johnson
Imani Kai JohnsonExamples of breaker in a Sentence
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Members of Greenpeace killed climate deniers, and police shot curfew breakers.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
The Broncos defense looks capable of gliding down the barrel of a big breaker for a while still.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2024
In the first set, Alcaraz had three sets point in the tiebreak, only to sail a backhand long to lose the breaker.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Bell's move broke the points tie breaker with William Byron but his version of the Hail Melon was shut down by NASCAR 27-minutes after the white flag dropped.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Members of Greenpeace killed climate deniers, and police shot curfew breakers.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
The Broncos defense looks capable of gliding down the barrel of a big breaker for a while still.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2024
In the first set, Alcaraz had three sets point in the tiebreak, only to sail a backhand long to lose the breaker.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Breaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breaker. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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