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breaker
1[ brey-ker ]
/ ˈbreɪ kər /
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noun
interjection
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2. See wave.
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Other definitions for breaker (2 of 2)
breaker2
[ brey-ker ]
/ ˈbreɪ kər /
noun Nautical.
a small water cask for use in a boat.
Origin of breaker
2First recorded in 1825–35; said to be alteration of Spanish bareca, variant of barrica “small keg”
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British Dictionary definitions for breaker (1 of 2)
breaker1
/ (ˈbreɪkə) /
noun
British Dictionary definitions for breaker (2 of 2)
breaker2
/ (ˈbreɪkə) /
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
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Scientific 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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