English noun: breaker | |||
1. | breaker (person) a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone | ||
Synonyms | ledgeman | ||
Broader (hypernym) | quarrier, quarryman | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | stone breaker | ||
2. | breaker (event) waves breaking on the shore | ||
Synonyms | breakers, surf | ||
Broader (hypernym) | moving ridge, wave | ||
3. | breaker (artifact) a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded | ||
Synonyms | circuit breaker | ||
Broader (hypernym) | electrical fuse, fuse, safety fuse | ||