n. 1. One who, or that which, breaks. [ 1913 Webster ]
I'll be no breaker of the law. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Specifically: A machine for breaking rocks, or for breaking coal at the mines; also, the building in which such a machine is placed. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. (Naut.) A small water cask. Totten. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. A wave breaking into foam against the shore, or against a sand bank, or a rock or reef near the surface. [ 1913 Webster ]
The breakers were right beneath her bows. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]
5. a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone.
Syn. -- ledgeman. [ WordNet 1.5 ]