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Breather

noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    Something or someone that breathes.
  2. 2
    air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time wordnet
  3. 3
    Something or someone that breathes.; A heavy breather. specifically

    "Most of us make sense of the world through talk and sight, and breathers represent that most anxiety provoking experience, nothingness with a hint of possibility."

  4. 4
    a short respite wordnet
  5. 5
    A short break; a rest or respite. colloquial

    "After a short breather she was ready to continue up the hill."

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  1. 6
    A spatially localized, time-periodic excitation in a one-dimensional lattice.
  2. 7
    That which puts one out of breath, such as violent exercise. colloquial, dated
  3. 8
    An air inlet path to the crankcase

Etymology

From breathe + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (relational noun suffix).

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