breaker
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• noun
An automatic electrical switch designed to protect a circuit from damage caused by an overload or short circuit (short for circuit breaker).
"Running the microwave and the toaster at the same time tripped the kitchen breaker."
A heavy sea wave that crests and breaks into white foam as it approaches the shore or passes over a shallow reef.
"The surfers paddled out past the white-capped breakers to wait for a larger swell."
A person or thing that breaks, violates, or destroys something, often used in compound expressions (such as a lawbreaker, tiebreaker, or icebreaker).
"As a habitual breaker of promises, he quickly lost the trust of his business partners."
A heavy machine, industrial structure, or percussion tool used for crushing coal, rock, or pavement into smaller pieces.
"The construction crew attached a hydraulic breaker to the excavator to demolish the old concrete foundation."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'brecere', an agent noun formed from the verb 'brecan' (to break) and the suffix '-ere'. The oceanographic sense referring to a heavy wave breaking into foam was recorded by the late 17th century.