breaker: Meaning and Definition of

break•er

1. a person or thing that breaks.
2. a wave that breaks or dashes into foam.
3. a person who indicates a wish to transmit a message, as by breaking in on a channel.
4. Also calleda strip of fabric under the tread of a pneumatic tire casing, designed to protect the carcass.
1. brake1 (def. 4).
2. a machine that separates the fiber from foreign matter in preparation for the carding process.
6. a plow with a long, low moldboard for turning virgin land.
7. See
1. a building where coal delivered from a mine is broken up and sorted.
2. a machine that reduces large lumps of coal or ore to a size that can be accommodated by a conveyor belt.
9. a break dancer.

1. (used to announce that a person is about to transmit a message or question on a channel, esp. one already in use.)

break•er

1. a small water cask for use in a boat.