breaker
Used to open a conversation or call for a response on CB radioUsed to open a conversation or call for a response on CB radio.
UK/ˈbɹeɪkə/US/ˈbɹeɪkɚ/
» That might not be a deal-breaker.
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1 senses(US, dated)Used to open a conversation or call for a response on CB radio.
breaker one nine
Examples
37 sentencesThat might not be a deal-breaker.
That's a deal-breaker.
Tom fixed the circuit breaker.
That was the deal-breaker.
It's not a deal-breaker.
Origin
From Middle English breker, brekere, equivalent to break + -er. Cognate with Dutch breker,From Middle English breker, brekere, equivalent to break + -er. Cognate with Dutch breker, German Low German Breker, German Brecher.
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedspring breaker