Synonyms

breakers

[brey-ker]

break·er

1[brey-ker]
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.
brake1 (def. 4).
b.
a machine that separates the fiber from foreign matter in preparation for the carding process.
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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.
COLLAPSE
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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Breakers is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

Origin:
1125–75; Middle English; see break, -er1


2. See wave.

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break·er

2[brey-ker]
noun Nautical.
a small water cask for use in a boat.

Origin:
1825–35; said to be alteration of Spanish bareca, variant of barrica small keg
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breaker   (brā'kər)  Pronunciation Key 
  1. A wave that crests or breaks into foam, as against a shoreline.

  2. A circuit breaker.


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