breaker

  1. Noun.  Something that breaks.
  2. Noun.  A machine for breaking rocks, or for breaking coal at the mines.
  3. Noun.  The building in which such a machine is placed.
  4. Noun.  A small cask of liquid kept permanently in a ship's boat in case of shipwreck.
  5. Noun.  A person who specializes in breaking things.
  6. Noun.  (chiefly, in the 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.
  7. Noun.  (colloquial) A breakdancer.
  8. Noun.  A request to use a frequency being used by others on Citizen Band radio.

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