Définition "breaker" dans le dictionnaire Collins English Dictionary & Thesaurus

breaker (breakers plural )Breakers are big sea waves, especially at the point when they just reach the shore. n-count
→ ice-breaker
→ law-breaker
→ record-breaker
→ strike-breaker

circuit breaker (circuit breakers plural ), circuit-breaker A circuit breaker is a device which can stop the flow of electricity around a circuit by switching itself off if anything goes wrong. n-count
There is an internal circuit breaker to protect the instrument from overload.

ice-breaker (ice-breakers plural ), icebreaker

1 n-count An ice-breaker is a large ship which sails through frozen waters, breaking the ice as it goes, in order to create a passage for other ships.

2 n-count An ice-breaker is something that someone says or does in order to make it easier for people have never met before to talk to each other.
This exercise can be quite a useful ice-breaker for new groups.

law-breaker (law-breakers plural ), lawbreaker A law-breaker is someone who breaks the law. n-count

record-breaker (record-breakers plural ), record breaker A record-breaker is someone or something that beats the previous best result in a sport or other activity. n-count
The movie became a box-office record breaker.

strike-breaker (strike-breakers plural ), strikebreaker A strike-breaker is a person who continues to work during a strike, or someone who takes over the work of a person who is on strike. n-count

tie-breaker (tie-breakers plural )A tie-breaker is an extra question or round that decides the winner of a competition or game when two or more people have the same score at the end. n-count