Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

breaker

[bray-ker] / ˈbreɪ kər /
NOUN
large wave
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

They sold it later that year for $2.4 million—and the breaker took Whatnot up on its offer of the cash equivalent for the Lamborghini.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

One Friday night that May, roughly 1,600 people watched live as a breaker opened a sealed case of NBA cards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

On Wednesday, regulators were obliged to enforce the circuit breaker, suspending all trading temporarily, for the second consecutive day and the tenth time this year.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

"That is the circuit breaker I am offering: power out of Westminster, an economy rewired for ordinary people, and good growth in every postcode," Burnham said.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

Besides, as any code breaker can tell you, there are times when silence itself speaks volumes, saying as much as any message itself could.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




Vocabulary lists containing breaker


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training