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breather

[ bree-ther ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a pause, as for breath.
Synonyms: intermission, recess, timeout, break, rest
vigorous exercise that causes heavy breathing. breathe.
a person who breathes.
a vent in a container or covering, as in a casing for machinery or in a storage tank, to equalize interior and exterior pressure, permit entry of air, escape of fumes, or the like.
a device for providing air from the atmosphere to submerged or otherwise sealed-off persons, internal-combustion engines, etc.:
the snorkel breather of a submarine.

breather

/ ˈbriːðə /

informal.
a short pause for rest
a person who breathes in a specified way
a deep breather
a vent in a container to equalize internal and external pressure, such as the pipe in the crankcase of an internal-combustion engine
a small opening in a room, container, cover, etc, supplying air for ventilation

First recorded in 1350–1400, breather is from the Middle English word brethere. See breathe, -er ¹

The script attempted to recreate the hilarity from the original as Ferris decides that he needs to take another breather.

Pleased with the two versions of “San Quentin,” Cash took a breather while Carl Perkins entertained the crowd.

He wanted, he added a “fire-breather” to go against Michael Savage.

The writers definitely picked the wrong week to give Richard Harrow (Jack Huston) a breather.

It's a wonderful breather from the sequestration, Hagel hearings, Iran, taxes, Congress and the like.

Cracks at the ball anyhow, was the game for the twenty-five minutes breather before dinner.

Pour new oil in through either of the two breather pipes on exhaust side of motor.

Orlando says to Jaques: ‘I will chide no breather in the world, but myself, against whom I know most faults.’

The atmosphere may be poisonous for an oxygen breather, but taken by itself it's as harmless as weak beer.

Said he, 'O breather of music, tell me how I may lay hand on the flower of beauty to bear it forth.'

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