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Definition of breaker noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

breaker

noun
 
/ˈbreɪkə(r)/
 
/ˈbreɪkər/
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  1. a large wave covered with white bubbles that is moving towards land
    • I saw another ship out beyond the breakers.
    • The roar of the breakers made conversation difficult.
    see also circuit breaker, icebreaker, lawbreaker, record-breaker, strike-breaker, tiebreaker
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryBreaker is used after these nouns:
    • code
    • deal
    • record
    • …
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