breaker

• Nom avec plusieurs sens : ouvrier de carrière qui fend des blocs de pierre ; vague qui se brise sur le rivage ; ou dispositif qui coupe un circuit électrique en cas de surcharge.

A noun with multiple meanings: a quarry worker who splits stone blocks; waves that break on the shore; or a device that trips a switch to open an electrical circuit when overloaded.

1. Stone workerC1formal

   A quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone.

   Carrier (ouvrier qui débite la pierre)

   • The breaker used a chisel to split the granite.
   • Experienced breakers can extract large slabs of marble.
   • The quarry employed several breakers for the job.

   Synonymesquarrymanstonecutter

2. Breaking waveB1formal

   A wave that breaks into foam as it approaches the shore.

   Vague déferlante

   • The breakers crashed against the rocks.
   • Surfers love riding the big breakers at this beach.
   • The sound of breakers was calming in the distance.

   Synonymescomberrollersurfwhitecap

3. Circuit breakerB2formaltechnical

   A device that automatically interrupts an electrical circuit when overloaded.

   Disjoncteur

   • The breaker tripped when the power surge occurred.
   • He reset the breaker after fixing the short circuit.
   • Always check the breaker box before replacing a fuse.

   Synonymescircuit breaker