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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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
That said, one tie breaker or another would put one of the four teams in the third or fourth playoff spot currently occupied by the division leader Arizona Cardinals (6-4).
—Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2024
Wizard added that gaps in ability like the ones between Raygun and her fellow breakers isn’t all that unusual in other sports.
—Marah Eakin, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2024
While Cancun has earned a reputation for spring breakers and party seekers, Tulum has become a bastion for wellness resorts and yogis.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2024
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Noun
This year is expected to be another record breaker for heat across the globe.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
That said, one tie breaker or another would put one of the four teams in the third or fourth playoff spot currently occupied by the division leader Arizona Cardinals (6-4).
—Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2024
Wizard added that gaps in ability like the ones between Raygun and her fellow breakers isn’t all that unusual in other sports.
—Marah Eakin, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2024
While Cancun has earned a reputation for spring breakers and party seekers, Tulum has become a bastion for wellness resorts and yogis.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Breaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breaker. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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