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kər noun
1.
a person or thing that breaks.
2.
a wave that breaks or dashes into foam.
3.
Citizens Band Radio Slang. a person who indicates a wish to transmit a message, as by breaking in on a channel.
4.
Also called breaker strip. Automotive. a strip of fabric under the tread of a pneumatic tire casing, designed to protect the carcass.
5.
Textiles.
a.
b.
a machine that separates the fiber from foreign matter in preparation for the carding process.
6.
Also called prairie breaker. a plow with a long, low moldboard for turning virgin land.
7.
Electricity, circuit breaker.
8.
Mining.
a.
a building where coal delivered from a mine is broken up and sorted.
b.
a machine that reduces large lumps of coal or ore to a size that can be accommodated by a conveyor belt.
9.
a break dancer.
interjection
10.
Citizens Band Radio Slang. (used to announce that a person is about to transmit a message or question on a channel, especially one already in use.)
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Breaker
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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breaker1 (ˈbreɪkə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person or thing that breaks something, such as a person or firm that breaks up old cars, etc |
| 2. | a large wave with a white crest on the open sea or one that breaks into foam on the shore |
| 3. | electronics short for circuit breaker |
| 4. | a machine or plant for crushing rocks or coal |
| 5. | Also called: breaking plough a plough with a long shallow mouldboard for turning virgin land or sod land |
| 6. | textiles a machine for extracting fibre preparatory to carding |
| 7. | an operator on citizens' band radio |
| breaker2 (ˈbreɪkə) | |
| —n | |
| a small water cask for use in a boat | |
| [C19: anglicized variant of Spanish barrica, from French (Gascon dialect) barrique] | |
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breaker (brā'kər) Pronunciation Key
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Slang Dictionary
breaker definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
The trouble may be a short in the plug, a tripped circuit breaker, or a bad surge-protector outlet.
To the first group he is the wily builder of a global media empire, the maker and breaker of political careers.
You've got to put a circuit breaker on that thing, or something.
Turn off the circuit breaker on the shore hookup box and connect the electrical power cord to the box.
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