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    breather
    /ˈbriːðə/

    noun

    • 1. a person or animal that breathes in a particular way: "a heavy breather"
    • 2. a brief pause for rest: informal "let's take a breather"

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  2. breather | American Dictionary. noun [ C ] us / ˈbri·ðər / Add to word list Add to word list. a brief rest after a period of work: Let’s take a breather before we finish loading the truck. (Definition of breather from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of breather. breather.

  3. 1. : one that breathes. 2. : a break in activity for rest or relief. 3. : a small vent in an otherwise airtight enclosure. Synonyms. break. breath. interruption. lull. pause. recess. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of breather in a Sentence.

  4. vigorous exercise that causes heavy breathing. breathe. a person who breathes. a vent in a container or covering, as in a casing for machinery or in a storage tank, to equalize interior and exterior pressure, permit entry of air, escape of fumes, or the like. the snorkel breather of a submarine.

  5. a brief rest after a period of work: Let’s take a breather before we finish loading the truck. (Definition of breather from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of breather. breather. Here are two ways to tell if you're a chest breather or a diaphragm breather.

  6. breather. noun. /ˈbriːðə (r)/ /ˈbriːðər/ (informal) a short break for rest or to relax. to take/have a breather. Tell me when you need a breather. a five-minute breather. see also heavy breather. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Want to learn more?

  7. noun. 1. informal. a short pause for rest. 2. a person who breathes in a specified way. a deep breather. 3. a vent in a container to equalize internal and external pressure, such as the pipe in the crankcase of an internal-combustion engine. 4. a small opening in a room, container, cover, etc, supplying air for ventilation.

  8. n. 1. informal a short pause for rest. 2. a person who breathes in a specified way: a deep breather. 3. (Mechanical Engineering) a vent in a container to equalize internal and external pressure, such as the pipe in the crankcase of an internal-combustion engine. 4. a small opening in a room, container, cover, etc, supplying air for ventilation.

  9. a device for providing air from the atmosphere to submerged or otherwise sealed-off persons, internal-combustion engines, etc.: the snorkel breather of a submarine. See more Origin of breather

  10. noun. air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time. synonyms: schnorchel, schnorkel, snorkel, snorkel breather. see more.

  11. breather definition: a short rest: . Learn more.