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breaker

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[brey-ker]
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noun

interjection

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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Origin of breaker

1
Middle English word dating back to 1125–75; see origin at break, -er1

breaker

2
[brey-ker]

noun Nautical.

a small water cask for use in a boat.

Origin of breaker

2
1825–35; said to be alteration of Spanish bareca, variant of barrica small keg
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British Dictionary definitions for breaker

breaker

1

noun

a person or thing that breaks something, such as a person or firm that breaks up old cars, etc
a large wave with a white crest on the open sea or one that breaks into foam on the shore
electronics short for circuit breaker
a machine or plant for crushing rocks or coal
Also called: breaking plough a plough with a long shallow mouldboard for turning virgin land or sod land
textiles a machine for extracting fibre preparatory to carding
an operator on citizens' band radio

noun

a small water cask for use in a boat

Word Origin for breaker

C19: anglicized variant of Spanish barrica, from French (Gascon dialect) barrique
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for breaker

breaker

n.

"heavy ocean wave," 1680s, agent noun from break (v.). Related: Breakers.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Science definitions for breaker

breaker

[brā′kər]

A wave that crests or breaks into foam, as against a shoreline.
A circuit breaker.
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