plural breakers
1
a
: someone or something that breaks something
a deal breaker
world record breakers
b
: a machine or plant for breaking rocks or coal
c
chiefly British
: someone who breaks up ships or cars for salvage
d
: a device for opening a circuit
specifically
: circuit breaker
2
: a wave breaking into foam (as against the shore)
Few things leave you feeling as connected to nature as surfing—whether you're floundering about in the breakers or riding the waves.—
Ellie Ross
Ellie Ross3
: someone who breakdances : breakdancer
While the first generation of breakers who started in the early 1970s aged out within five years, newer generations in their early teens were coming up and seeking out others who kept the dance alive on their own blocks in New York City.—Imani Kai Johnson
Imani Kai JohnsonExamples of breaker in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebLatifah Miles, Parents, 8 Apr. 2024
The ad immediately went viral, including on platforms visible to spring breakers, like TikTok and Instagram.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
Maybe not a deal breaker in lower-cost counties where the tax rates are more manageable.
—Michael Kolomatsky, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Leach has tripped the breaker by plugging in a space heater, so students are often forced to bundle up for instruction.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2024
Beachfront bars and dance clubs overflowed with spring breakers.
—Claire Pedersen, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2024
The incident in New Smyrna Beach, a city on Central Florida's Atlantic coast, happened Thursday afternoon when deputies patrolling the beach, populated with festive spring breakers, came across a fistfight, body camera video showed.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 17 Mar. 2024
For some singles, Anderson points out, green bubbles are a deal breaker.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024
The other deal breaker is the satellite museum’s closure.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Noun
But Take Note This might not be a deal breaker for all, but this basal body thermometer isn't backlit.
—Latifah Miles, Parents, 8 Apr. 2024
The ad immediately went viral, including on platforms visible to spring breakers, like TikTok and Instagram.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
Maybe not a deal breaker in lower-cost counties where the tax rates are more manageable.
—Michael Kolomatsky, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Leach has tripped the breaker by plugging in a space heater, so students are often forced to bundle up for instruction.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2024
Beachfront bars and dance clubs overflowed with spring breakers.
—Claire Pedersen, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2024
The incident in New Smyrna Beach, a city on Central Florida's Atlantic coast, happened Thursday afternoon when deputies patrolling the beach, populated with festive spring breakers, came across a fistfight, body camera video showed.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 17 Mar. 2024
For some singles, Anderson points out, green bubbles are a deal breaker.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024
The other deal breaker is the satellite museum’s closure.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Breaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breaker. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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