breaker (n.)

  1. a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone

    [ Syn: ledgeman ]

  2. waves breaking on the shore

    [ Syn: surf , breakers ]

  3. a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded

    [ Syn: circuit breaker ]

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