breaker
/ˈbɹeɪkə/BRAY-kur
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˈbɹeɪkɚ/BRAY-kur
Meaningone that breaks
Common meaning: something that breaks
Other meanings: a big wave that crashes
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- breakto separate into piecesSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 75 · scan
- eragent ending: one who
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from break + -er.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), BREAK, p.75 · scan
Source words
- brecan Old English · source word “to separate into pieces”
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