Definition of breaker Breaker

/bɹejˈkɚ/ - [breyker] - break•er

We found 17 definitions of breaker from 5 different sources.

What does breaker mean?

Noun Plural: breakers
breaker - a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone
		ledgeman
		quarrier, quarryman a man who works in a quarry
breaker - waves breaking on the shore
		surf, breakers
		moving ridge, wave a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves"
breaker - a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded
		circuit breaker
		electrical fuse, fuse, safety fuse any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant

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breaker (Noun)
Something that breaks.
breaker (Noun)
A machine for breaking rocks, or for breaking coal at the mines.
breaker (Noun)
The building in which such a machine is placed.
breaker (Noun)
A small cask of liquid kept permanently in a ship's boat in case of shipwreck.
breaker (Noun)
A person who specializes in breaking things.
breaker (Noun)
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.
breaker (Noun)
A breakdancer.
breaker (Noun)
A user of CB radio.

breaker (n.)
One who, or that which, breaks.
breaker (n.)
Specifically: A machine for breaking rocks, or for breaking coal at the mines; also, the building in which such a machine is placed.
breaker (n.)
A small water cask.
breaker (n.)
A wave breaking into foam against the shore, or against a sand bank, or a rock or reef near the surface.

breaker
brāk′ėr, n. a small water-cask, used on shipboard. [Prob. a corr. of Sp. bareca, a barrel.]

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breaker in sign language