English Explanatory Dictionary

breather

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Something or someone that breathes.
  2. A heavy breather.
  3. A short break; a rest or respite.
  4. A spatially localized, time-periodic excitation in a one-dimensional lattice.
  5. That which puts one out of breath, such as violent exercise.
  6. An air inlet path to the crankcase

Pronunciation

/ˈbɹiː.ðə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-breather.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-breather.wav

Word forms

breather breathers

Etymology

From breathe + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (relational noun suffix).

Synonyms

moratorium recess hiatus

Derived words

airbreather breather switch chest breather firebreather fire-breather interbreather mouth-breather mouth breather multibreather phonobreather take a breather

Translations

Catalan: respirador Finnish: hengittäjä German: Atmende Marathi: श्वसक Spanish: respirador Turkish: nefes alan
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