breker

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch brekere. By surface analysis, breken (“to break, wreck”) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbreː.kər/

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• Hyphenation: bre‧ker
• Rhymes: -eːkər

Noun

breker m (plural brekers, diminutive brekertje n)

1. breaker, one who or something that breaks
2. (nautical) breaker, a turbulent wave producing foam near the shore or shallows

Derived terms

• bankbreker
• beenbreker
• golfbreker
• hoofdbreker
• spelbreker
• stakingsbreker
• tongbreker
• wetsbreker
• zeebreker

Middle English

Noun

breker

1. alternative form of brekere

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

breker

1. present tense of breka