Dictionary Definition

breaker

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]

User Contributed Dictionary

Something that breaks.
A machine for breaking rocks, or for breaking coal at the mines
The building in which such a machine is placed.
A small cask of water kept permanently in a ship's boat in case of shipwreck
especially in plural A wave breaking into foam against the shore, or against a sand bank, or a rock or reef near the surface, considered a useful warning to ships of an underwater hazard
A breakdancer.

something that breaks

machine for breaking rocks or coal

building containing such a machine

small cask of water in case of shipwreck

wave

breakdancer See breakdancer

Breaker or breakers has the following meanings:

Breaker (reef), a reef over which waves break;
Circuit breaker protects equipment from an overload or short circuit
Breaker wave, an overextended ocean surface wave that collapses as it approaches the shore
Breaker, a breakdancer
Breaker Morant, an Anglo-Australian soldier cum folk hero named Harry Harbord Morant
- The Breaker, a 1973 novel about him by Kit Denton
- Breaker Morant (film), film based on that novel
Breaker (album) is an album by Accept
The Breakers, a mansion in Newport, Rhode Island
- The Breakers (1878), the original estate at the Newport site
The Breakers (band), Danish rock band
Breakers Hotel, a historic hotel in Palm Beach, Florida
"Breaker", a term used in CB radio slang
Breaker, one involved in breaking (martial arts), breaking objects with force
Breakers (TV series), an Australian television series that ran from 1998 to 1999.
Breaker, a character from the G.I. Joe universe
Breaker, a character from Custom Robo
Breakers (Stephen King), humans with special psionic abilities in Stephen King's The Dark Tower (2004 novel)
Breaker (nautical), a small water cask or scuttlebutt, often used in lifeboats
Breaker is a United States Department of Agriculture carcass grade for slaughter cattle
Breakers and Breakers Revenge, a 1996 videogame for the Neo Geo MVS Arcade system
The Breaker, a 1998 book by Minette Walters.
Breaker (hydraulic), a percussion hammer used for demolishing concrete structures or rocks

Breaker may also mean:

Icebreaker, a ship that can navigate through ice
Coal breaker is a structure that processes coal
Ship breaker, a business involved in Ship breaking, demolishing vessels for scrap metal
Breakers yard, also called a wrecking yard, a business which demolishes cars or other items for scrap
Breaker Island, an island off Antacrtica
Breaker Reef, an island of Hong Kong
Breaker Bay, a suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand
Breakers Stadium, an Australian stadium, located in Newcastle, New South Wales, now known as The Gardens
Breaker bar, a tool used to increase the torque of a socket wrench
Breaker-grozier pliers, pliers used by glaziers for breaking and finishing small glass pieces
Sword breaker, a Middle Age weapon
Vacuum breaker, a simple backflow preventer
Contact breaker, an electrical switch
Braid-breaker, a filter that prevents television interference (TVI)
Breaker! Breaker!, a 1977 film starring Chuck Norris
Breaker 1/9, a 1992 single by Common
Breaker High, a TV series that ran from 1997 to 1998, set at a high school located on a cruise ship, featuring Ryan Gosling
Ankle breaker, slang term for a basketball move
Breaker a lager beer from the United Kingdom.

British Columbia Breakers, an ice hockey team in the National Women's Hockey League
Boston Breakers, a professional soccer team in the Women's United Soccer Association
Long Beach Breakers, a minor league baseball team in Long Beach, California
New Zealand Breakers, a basketball team in the Australian National Basketball League
North Bay Breakers, an American soccer team in Santa Rosa, California
Portland Breakers, an American Football team in the United States Football League during the mid 1980s
Santa Cruz County Breakers, an American soccer team
Seattle City Breakers a former dance group from Seattle, Washington