|  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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