breaker
/ˈbɹeɪkɚ/ noun C1- Something that breaks (something else). · a breaker of men's souls
- A machine for breaking rocks, or for breaking coal at the mines.
- The building in which such a machine is placed. · at the coal breaker· A: Is John at the tipple? B: No, he's at the breaker today.
- A wave breaking into foam against the shore, or against a sandbank, or a rock or reef near the surface, considered a useful warning to ships of an underwater hazard
- A breakdancer.
- A user of CB radio.
Plural breakers
From the library
“You are sure it was not a house-breaker’s jimmy?”
In that case our friend the image-breaker has begun operations in another quarter of London.
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