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    breath·er
    /ˈbrēT͟Hər/

    noun

    • 1. a brief pause for rest: informal "the director is taking a breather from his furious schedule"
    • 2. a vent or valve to release pressure or to allow air to move freely around something: "a cask breather"

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  2. 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.

  3. 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. Perhaps they will get a little breather now, and they will need it.

  4. noun. a pause, as for breath. Synonyms: intermission, recess, timeout, break, rest. 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.

  5. Breather is an informal word for a short rest or a brief break after work. Learn how to use it in sentences and find out how to say it in different languages.

  6. Definitions of breather. 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. noun. a short respite.

  7. Definition of breather noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. noun. 1. a. one who breathes in a certain way. a mouth breather. b. Slang. one who telephones another person and then breathes audibly instead of talking.