breather
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ðər noun
1.
a pause, as for breath.
2.
vigorous exercise that causes heavy breathing.
3.
a person who breathes.
4.
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.
5.
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.
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| —n | |
| 1. | informal a short pause for rest |
| 2. | a person who breathes in a specified way: a deep breather |
| 3. | a vent in a container to equalize internal and external pressure, such as the pipe in the crankcase of an internal-combustion engine |
| 4. | a small opening in a room, container, cover, etc, supplying air for ventilation |
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Word Origin & History
breather
c.1600, "a living creature, one who breathes," agent noun from breathe. Meaning "spell of exercise to stimulate breathing" is from 1836; that of "a rest to recover breath" is from 1901.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
Instead, take the time for a short rest, a garden walk or a breather outside.
Breather holes shall be strategically located to prevent condensation.
Stocks end mixed as traders take breather before earnings.
Please take a breather, go to the bathroom and relieve yourself.
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