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
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Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 14 Dec. 2025
Thomas Pynchon’s latest novel, Shadow Ticket, set in 1932 Milwaukee, takes place in a landscape of industrial ghosts, strike-breakers, fascist sympathizers and absurdist cabals.
—Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
Last year’s Met Gala was a record breaker for the Costume Institute, which raised $31 million, compared to $26 million in 2024.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 10 Dec. 2025
Nevertheless, the supernova is a record breaker — the most distant supernova ever seen, and one of only a few GRB detected (without anyone seeing their supernova explosion) from that first billion years.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 9 Dec. 2025
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Noun
To close the gap in polar ice breaker production, the United States is turning to Finland, which is known to be the leading country in polar icebreaker manufacturing and design.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 14 Dec. 2025
Thomas Pynchon’s latest novel, Shadow Ticket, set in 1932 Milwaukee, takes place in a landscape of industrial ghosts, strike-breakers, fascist sympathizers and absurdist cabals.
—Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
Last year’s Met Gala was a record breaker for the Costume Institute, which raised $31 million, compared to $26 million in 2024.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 10 Dec. 2025
Nevertheless, the supernova is a record breaker — the most distant supernova ever seen, and one of only a few GRB detected (without anyone seeing their supernova explosion) from that first billion years.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 9 Dec. 2025
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“Breaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breaker. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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