Breaker

n.	1.	One who, or that which, breaks. I'll be no breaker of the law. - Shak.
	2.	Specifically: A machine for breaking rocks, or for breaking coal at the mines; also, the building in which such a machine is placed.
	3.	(Naut.) A small water cask.
	4.	A wave breaking into foam against the shore, or against a sand bank, or a rock or reef near the surface. The breakers were right beneath her bows. - Longfellow.
	5.	a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone.

Noun	1.	breaker - a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone Synonyms: ledgeman
	2.	breaker - waves breaking on the shore Synonyms: breakers, surf
	3.	breaker - a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded Synonyms: circuit breaker

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