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
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Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Its wavelets lap enticingly at our feet, but the breaker that might truly knock the breath out of us never comes.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
Cancun often conjures up images of rowdy spring breakers and crowded beaches, but there's none of that here.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2025
For a team that’s been knocking on the door as a plucky underdog over the past few years, acquiring Rantanen has given this team a game breaker at a totally different level than what previously existed in Texas.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Along the way, they are disappointed to learn that Miami Beach has strict rules for spring breakers and plans to enforce those rules, leaving them disappointed.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Its wavelets lap enticingly at our feet, but the breaker that might truly knock the breath out of us never comes.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
Cancun often conjures up images of rowdy spring breakers and crowded beaches, but there's none of that here.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2025
For a team that’s been knocking on the door as a plucky underdog over the past few years, acquiring Rantanen has given this team a game breaker at a totally different level than what previously existed in Texas.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Breaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breaker. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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