Synonyms for Breaker (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone):
ledgeman
WordNet sense 2 (waves breaking on the shore):
surf, breakers
WordNet sense 3 (a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded):
circuit breaker
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