breaker

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  1. noun One that breaks, as a machine for breaking up or crushing a substance, such as rock, coal, or plant fibers.
  2. noun A circuit breaker.
  3. noun A wave that crests or breaks into foam, as against a shoreline.
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  • That's a deal-breaker, as a large percentage of my citations are in EBSCO's Library, Information Science, and Technology Abstracts (LISTA) database.
  • But the tie-breaker was all Djokovic, who used a pair of early winners to seize control and blanked Cilic in the decider. —  Turkish Press
  • The festivities kick off Friday night with the ice-breaker, then the conference talks and video presentations get rolling Saturday morning. —  TheDenverChannel.com - Local News
  • David was a famous dog-breaker, and Don Gordon had offered him ten dollars to train a pointer for him. —  The Boy Trapper
  • Yet it will be hard to take care that thou mayest not seem to be a truce-breaker, or peace-breaker, and yet carry out thy point. —  The story of Burnt Njal From the Icelandic of the Njals Saga
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  1. Alteration of Spanish barrica; see barricade.

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  1. from Middle English brekere; from break + -er.
 

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/ˈbreɪkər/
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