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Grammar : Noun
Spell : bree-ther
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbri ðər



Definition of breather

Origin :
  • c.1600, "a living creature, one who breathes," agent noun from breathe. Meaning "spell of exercise to stimulate breathing" is from 1836; that of "a rest to recover breath" is from 1901.
  • noun rest
Example sentences :
  • I'm goin' to take a breather for a few days an' lay again' 'em next week.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • The guests at the big table were leaning back in their chairs taking a breather.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • Mrs. Cowdery is essentially a breather and a bringer of peace.
  • Extract from : « Adventures in the Arts » by Marsden Hartley
  • I said to Miss White, who was taking a breather at the hall door.
  • Extract from : « Happy Days » by Alan Alexander Milne
  • "I take what you call a breather," answered the man stolidly.
  • Extract from : « A Mating in the Wilds » by Ottwell Binns
  • So I am going to give Osgood another "breather" on foot instead.
  • Extract from : « The Letters of Charles Dickens » by Charles Dickens
  • Another epigram speaks of the breather, not of the runner, Ladas.
  • Extract from : « History of Ancient Art » by Franz von Reber
  • A breather, after you've studied the same stuff in Celestial Navigation.
  • Extract from : « Desire No More » by Algirdas Jonas Budrys
  • The horses have come along at a smartish pace and will do with a breather.
  • Extract from : « On the Road to Bagdad » by F. S. Brereton
  • "We'll have a breather now," said Hal, an hour after he and his comrades had set to work.
  • Extract from : « Under the Star-Spangled Banner » by F. S. Brereton

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