breaker
1. a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone • Syn: ledgeman • Derivationally related forms: break • Hypernyms: quarryman, quarrier • Hyponyms: stone breaker 2. waves breaking on the shore • Syn: surf, breakers • Derivationally related forms: break, surf (for: surf) • Hypernyms: wave, moving ridge 3. a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded • Syn: circuit breaker • Derivationally related forms: break • Hypernyms: fuse, electrical fuse, safety fuse
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